Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Church Fathers Fathers and ecclesiastical writers up to the end of the 8th century, anonymous works

John of Carpatho

GIOVANNI DI CARPATO

By Erik Peterson

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JOHN OF CARPATHO. - Probably a bishop in the 7th century. A collection of Capita hortatoria for the monks in India is attributed to him (PG 85, 1837-60). Another collection, also attributed to him, is not his work. His spirituality shows the influence of Maximus the Confessor.

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BIBL.: L. Petit, s. v. in DThC, VIII, col. 753 f.; M. Th. Djafier, in Echos d'Orient, 31-32 (1932-33), pp. 17-43, 284-303; M. Viller-K. Rahner, Aszese und Mystik in der Väterzeit, Freiburg im Br. 1939, p. 245; Bardenhewer, p. 83; G. Graf, Geschichte der christlich-arabischen Literatur, I (Studi e testi, 118), Città del Vaticano 1944, p. 407.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), col. 532.

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Peterson, Erik. “Giovanni di Carpato.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 532. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-di-carpato.

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Peterson, Erik. “Giovanni di Carpato.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 532. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-di-carpato.

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  author    = {Peterson, Erik},
  title     = {Giovanni di Carpato},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {532},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-di-carpato}
}

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