Enchiridion of Counsels

work by Nicodemus the Hagiorite

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The Enchiridion of Counsels is a handbook on the religious life written by Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite in 1801. Nicodemus was a Greek Orthodox monk and author of ascetic prayer literature who lived from 1748 to 1809. He was influential in reviving the practice of Hesychasm, a Byzantine method of contemplative prayer. The Enchiridion of Counsels continues to guide modern Greek spirituality.1

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Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite
His Enchiridion of Counsels (1801), a handbook on the religious life, continues to guide modern Greek spirituality. He was proclaimed a saint by the Greek Orthodox church in 1955.
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His Enchiridion of Counsels (1801), a handbook on the religious life, continues to guide modern Greek spirituality. He was proclaimed a saint by the Greek Orthodox church in 1955.
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