Pratum spirituale

…tract on the religious life, Leimōn ho Leimōnon (Greek: “The Spiritual Meadow”). On the death of Moschus in Rome (619), Sophronius accompanied the body back to Jerusalem for monastic burial. He traveled to Alexandria, Egypt, and to Constantinople during 633 to persuade the respective patriarchs to renounce Monothelitism, a heterodox…

…monk and writer whose work Pratum spirituale (“The Spiritual Meadow”), describing monastic spiritual experiences throughout the Middle East, became a popular example of ascetic literature during the medieval period and was a model for similar works.