Gregory Of Sinai
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Klazomenai |
Date of died | November 27,1346 |
Died | Bulgaria |
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ID | 1543005 |
Gregory Of Sinai Life story
Saint Gregory of Sinai was instrumental in the emergence of "technical" Hesychasm on Athos in the early 14th century. Born in Smyrna, he was captured by Seljuk Turks as a young man, he was eventually ransomed to Cyprus and became a monk at Saint Catherine's Monastery.