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Desert Fathers and Mothers
Hesychasm for the Desert Fathers was primarily the practice of "interior silence and continual prayer -
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St Anthony of the Desert
inspiring countless men and women to embrace lives of devotion, meditation, and self-discipline. -
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Gregory of Nyssa
Christian faith to inspire and motivate believers towards knowledge of God and to enable them to undergo purification in order to unite with Him. -
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The Cloud of Unknowing
Centering Prayer and Christian meditation -
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St Ignatius of Loyola
help people deepen their relationship with God -
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St Theresa of Avila
She admonishes us to picture Our Lord and think of Him in one of His mysteries, and then, when the heart is moved, speak to Him about the subject of the day's meditation.