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perhaps be
partly attributed to the
absence of
outlets for celibacy.
Ascetical tendencies are
usually strong among the pious: the
whole history of Western...
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relates to
ascetical theology by
answering the question, what are we following? What do we know
about God, our nature, and our redemption?
Ascetical theology...
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Asceticism is a
lifestyle characterized by
abstinence from
sensual pleasures,
often for the
purpose of
pursuing spiritual goals.
Asceticism has not been...
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Hierax (Gr****: Ἱέραξ), or Hieracas, was a
learned ascetic who
flourished about the end of the 3rd
century AD at
Leontopolis in Egypt,
where he
lived to...
- The
Ascetical Homilies of
Isaac the
Syrian is a
collection of
homilies on the
topic of
Christian asceticism and prayer,
written c. 688 by
Isaac the Syrian...
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Vairagi is a
Hindu Sect who
follow Vaishnavism.
Celibate Ascetics of
Vaishnav Sampradaya are
called Vairagi or Bairagi. The
Vairagi term was
first adopted...
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Saint Paphnutius the
Ascetic (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ), also
known as
Paphnutius the Hermit, was an
Egyptian anchorite of the
fourth century. He is most...
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Internet Archive. Liguori,
Alfonso Maria de' (26 May 1887). "The
complete ascetical works of St. Alphonsus". New York : Benziger.
Retrieved 26 May 2023 –...
- (male), sādhvī or sādhvīne (female)), also
spelled saddhu, is a
religious ascetic,
mendicant or any holy
person in
Hinduism and
Jainism who has renounced...
- and St.
Makarios of Corinth.
Hesychasm is of
primary importance in the
ascetical theology of the
Eastern Orthodox Church. Most
communities are self-supporting...
