John Climacus

6th–7th-century Christian monk SaintJohn Climacus16th-century Greek icon of St. John ClimacusBornc. 579 ADSyria, Byzantine EmpireDiedMarch 649 (aged 69–70)Mount Sinai, Rashidun CaliphateVenerated inCatholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchFeast30 March, Fourth Sunday of Great LentAttributesClothed as a monk, sometimes with an Abbot's paterissa (crozier), sometimes holding a copy of his LadderMajor worksThe Ladder of Divine Ascent Part of a series on theEastern Orthodox ChurchMosaic of Christ Pantocrator, Hagia Sophia Overview Structure Theology (History of theology) Liturgy Church history Holy Mysteries View of Salvation View of Mary View of icons Background Crucifixion / Resurrection / Ascensionof Jesus Christianity Christian Church Apostolic succession Four Marks of the Church Orthodoxy Organization Autonomy Autocephaly Patriarchate Ecumenical Patriarch Episcopal polity Canon law Clergy Bishops Priests Deacons Monasticism Degrees Bratstvo Autocephalous jurisdictionsAutocephalous Churches who are officially part of the communion: Constantinople Alexandria Antioch Jerusalem Russia Serbia Romania Bulgaria Georgia Cyprus Greece Poland Albania Czech Lands and Slovakia Autocephaly rec