Jovinian was an opponent of Christian asceticism in the 4th century and was condemned as a heretic at synods convened in Rome under Pope Siricius and in Milan by Ambrose in 393 because of his views. O
Imaginary portrait, c. 1700
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Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures through self-discipline, self-imposed poverty, and simple living, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals. Asceti
Jovinian
…Jovinian (Latin: Iovinianus; died c. 405) was an opponent of Christian asceticism in the 4th century and was condemned as a heretic at synods convened in Rome under Pope Siricius and in Milan by Ambrose in 393 because of his views…
Coptic icon of St. Anthony the Great, father of Christian monasticism and early anchorite. The Coptic inscription reads 'Ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ' ("The great Abba Anthony").
A Sufi Muslim ascetic (fakir) in Bengal during the 1860s
The Ashkenazi Hasidim were a Jewish sect of mystics and ascetics in medieval France and Germany (12th–13th centuries)
A sādhu in yoga position with pictures of Shiva, reading a book in Varanasi, Northern India