St. Johnof the Ladder
Climacus · of Sinai
Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life
“The saint called his work 'The Ladder', for the book is 'a fixed ladder leading from earthly things to the Holy of Holies....'”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Synaxes & other dates of commemoration
Birth
6th century
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Death
7th century
Sinai, Egypt
Connected Sts.
Life path
- Monk
- Abbot
- Author
Undertakings & Callings
- Asceticism
- Sleep abstinence
- Spiritual direction
- Anchorism
God's Gifts
- Spiritual vision
- Clairvoyance
- Wonderworking