Sole Satisfier is a term in Christian
theology
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which refers to God as the only one who can satisfy
human being
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s.
Saints
Cyprian
Cyprian is one of the
Fathers of the Church
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.
:To those who seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness, he has promised to give all else besides. ''Since everything indeed belongs to God, he who possesses God wants for nothing'', if he himself is not found wanting before God.
Teresa of Avila
Teresa of Avila was a
Mystic and is a
Doctor of the Church
Doctor of the Church (Latin: ''doctor'' "teacher"), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: ''Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis''), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contribu ...
. God as the Sole Satisfier of human longing is one of the central teachings of the
Discalced Carmelite
The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel ( la, Ordo Fratrum Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo) or the Order of Discalced Carme ...
reform that she and St.
John of the Cross collaborated upon in the 16th century.
:Let nothing trouble you
:Let nothing frighten you
:Everything passes
:God never changes
:Patience
:Obtains all
:Whoever has God
:Wants for nothing
:''God alone is enough''.
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Eastern Catholicism
The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (''sui iuris'') particular churches of th ...
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Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main Branches of Christianity, branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholic Church, Catholicism and Protestantism.
Like the Pentarchy of the first m ...
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Fall of man
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Foolishness for Christ
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Hermit
A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions.
Description
In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Ch ...
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Hesychasm
Hesychasm (; Greek: Ησυχασμός) is a contemplative monastic tradition in the Eastern Orthodox Church in which stillness (''hēsychia'') is sought through uninterrupted Jesus prayer. While rooted in early Christian monasticism, it took it ...
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Kenosis
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Theosis
Notes
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Attributes of God in Christian theology