Mind-Benders of Christian History
He carried Egypt's desert monasticism to the south of France
Born around 360 near the Black Sea, John Cassian journeyed to Bethlehem and then to the monastic settlements of the Egyptian desert, studying under the Desert Fathers for years. After stops in Constantinople and Rome, he settled in Marseille around 415, where his writings transmitted Egyptian monastic practice to Western Europe.
How we know
John Cassian c. 360–435; studied among the Desert Fathers of Egypt, then founded monasteries at Marseille c. 415, transmitting Egyptian monasticism to the West.
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