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'''Evagrius Ponticus''' (c. 346-399) was an Egyptian monastic, and one of the earliest spiritual writers on [[asceticism]] in the Christian eremitic tradition.  He is also called '''Evagrius of Pontus''' or '''Evagrius the Solitary'''. Although condemned in proceedings associated with the [[Fifth Ecumenical Council]] his writings, many passed under pseudonyms, exercised a very strong influence over Orthodox spirituality.