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March 30 · Optional · White

St John Climacus

(c. 579–649) Abbot of Sinai after forty years as a hermit, author of The Ladder of Divine Ascent, the manual of thirty steps from renunciation to love that is still read entire in Eastern monasteries every Lent. His name means John of the Ladder.

When is the feast of St John Climacus?

The feast is celebrated on March 30 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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When is the feast of St John Climacus?

The feast of St John Climacus is celebrated on March 30 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was St John Climacus?

(c. 579–649) Abbot of Sinai after forty years as a hermit, author of The Ladder of Divine Ascent, the manual of thirty steps from renunciation to love that is still read entire in Eastern monasteries every Lent. His name means John of the…

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