Gregory of Sinai | |
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Born | c. 1260s |
Died | 1346 Paroria, Bulgaria |
Known for | Hesychasm on Mount Athos |
Gregory of Sinai, or in Serbian and Bulgarian Grigorije Sinaita (c. 1260s – 27 November 1346), was a Greek Christian monk and writer from Smyrna. He was instrumental in the emergence of hesychasm on Mount Athos in the early 14th century.[1]