Hesychasm
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Hesychasm is a contemplative monastic tradition in the Eastern Christian traditions of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches in which stillness is sought through uninterrupted Jesu
Gregory Palamas
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Gregory Palamas
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Gregory Palamas was a Byzantine Greek theologian and Eastern Orthodox cleric of the late Byzantine period. A monk of Mount Athos and later archbishop of Thessalonica, he is famous for his defense of h
Hesychasm
…On Mount Athos, Barlaam encountered hesychasts and heard descriptions of their practices, also reading the writings of the teacher in hesychasm of St. Gregory Palamas, himself an Athonite monk. Trained in Western Scholastic theology, Barlaam was scandalized by hesychasm and began to combat it both orally and in his…
15th-century icon of Palamas
Church of St. Gregory Palamas housing his relics, in Thessaloniki (architect: Ernst Ziller)
Interior of the Church of St. Gregory Palamas in Thessaloniki
The reliquary of St. Gregory Palamas