Saint John Climacus (Subscribe)
Links
The Ecole Glossary: John Climacus
http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/glossary/climacus.html
Short biography, by Karen Rae Keck.
St. John Climacus, Abbot
http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/CLIMACUS.htm
From Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints.
St. John Climacus
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08457a.htm
Sometimes called Scholasticus or the Sinaita. Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia on the sixth-century Syrian abbot of Mt. Sinai. He is called "Climacus" because he wrote the spiritual classic "The Ladder of Divine Ascent," "Klimax" being the Greek for "ladder."
Our Righteous Father John of Sinai, author of "The Ladder of Divine Ascent"
http://home.it.net.au/~jgrapsas/pages/climacus.htm
Short overview of the life of St. John Climacus and his importance in the Orthodox Church.