Monk and writer · c. 360 – c. 435
John Cassian
A monk who learned from the desert monks of Egypt and brought their teaching to Gaul, where he founded monasteries near Marseille. His Conferences record talks with the desert fathers on prayer and the monastic life.
Writings
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Conversations · 22 parts
The Conferences
Conversations between Cassian and the desert monks of Egypt, on prayer, the passions, grace and the aims of the monastic life.
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Treatise · 7 parts
On the Incarnation of the Lord (Against Nestorius)
Treatise by John Cassian.
Portrait: drawn in the site’s engraved style from “John Cassian”, public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
