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The Philokalia (Ancient Greek: φιλοκαλία, lit. 'love of the beautiful', from φιλία philia "love" and κάλλος kallos "beauty") is "a collection of texts written between the 4th and 15th centuries by spiritual masters" [ 1 ] of the mystical hesychast tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church .
Philokalia, compiled by Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen; Philokalia, a medieval compilation of sayings of the Fathers of the Church;
The Philokalia is a classic of Orthodox spirituality, composed of the collected works of a number of Church Fathers which were edited and placed in a four volume set in the 17th and 18th centuries. A persistent theme is developing an interior life of continuous prayer, [ 4 ] learning to "pray without ceasing" as St. Paul teaches in his first ...
In the Bible, the gift of Cardiognosis is indicated in the speech on the Mountain (Matthew 5:8) "Blessed are the pure of heart for they will see God". In the hesychast tradition, Cardiognosis is treated in most of the texts of Philokalia (Gk. φιλοκάλειν To Love the Beautiful ) as a continuous prayer to God.
Origen's Philocalia (Ancient Greek: Φιλοκαλία) is an anthology of Origen's texts, probably compiled by Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen.It was probably compiled during their monastic retreat in Pontus in the late 350s to early 360s, or in any event early in their careers and before their own theological writings. [1]
The Philokalia was compiled from manuscripts that were available to Nicodemus at Vatopedi and other monasteries on Mount Athos. The book was initially published in Venice with the title "Philokalia of the Sacred Neptic Ones" (Greek: Φιλοκαλία τῶν ἱερῶν νηπτικῶν).
Macarius of Corinth (also Makarios; born Michael Notaras, Μιχαὴλ Νοταρᾶς; Greek: Μακάριος Κορίνθου; 1731–1805) was Metropolitan bishop of Corinth, was a mystic and spiritual writer who worked to revive and mostly sustain the Eastern Orthodox Church under Turkish rule.
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