Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus (), also called
Evagrius the Solitary (345–399 AD), was a
Christian monk and
ascetic from
Heraclea, a city on the coast of
Bithynia in
Asia Minor. One of the most influential
theologians in the late fourth-century church, he was well known as a thinker, polished speaker, and gifted writer. He left a promising ecclesiastical career in
Constantinople and traveled to
Jerusalem, where in 383 AD he became a monk at the monastery of
Rufinus and
Melania the Elder. He then went to Egypt and spent the remaining years of his life in
Nitria and
Kellia, marked by years of asceticism and writing. He was a disciple of several influential contemporary church leaders, including
Basil of Caesarea,
Gregory of Nazianzus, and
Macarius of Egypt. He was a teacher of others, including
John Cassian and
Palladius of Galatia.
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