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Our venerable and God-bearing Father '''Anastasius of Sinai''' (also ''Anastasios'' or ''Anastasius Sinaita'') is a 7th century [[saint]] who left the world and everything in it.  He is considered one of the Greek [[Church Fathers|Fathers of the Church]].  St. Anastasius is commemorated on [[April 20]] and along with his fellow ascetics each [[bright week|Bright Wednesday]], the [[Synaxis]] of the Monastic Fathers of [[Sinai]].  Another saint called "Anastasius of Sinai" was Patriarch Anastasius I of Antioch who is also commemorated on April 20.
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Our venerable and God-bearing Father '''Anastasius of Sinai''' (also ''Anastasios'' or ''Anastasius Sinaita'') is a 7th century [[saint]] who left the world and everything in it.  He is considered one of the Greek [[Church Fathers|Fathers of the Church]].  St. Anastasius is commemorated on [[April 20]] and along with his fellow ascetics each [[Bright Week|Bright Wednesday]], the [[Synaxis]] of the Monastic Fathers of [[Sinai]].  Another saint called "Anastasius of Sinai" was Patriarch Anastasius I of Antioch who is also commemorated on April 20.
  
 
He took up his [[cross]] according to the Lord's commandment, was [[tonsure]]d, and became a [[monk]], following the Lord willingly. He became a lover of the greatest struggles for virtue. He went to [[Jerusalem]] and, after he had venerated the saints and the [[venerable]] places, he came to Mount Sinai. There Anastasius found a group of monks who led a strict [[ascetic]] life, so he stayed and submitted himself to them as a servant. Thus he became very [[Humility|humble]] and received from God gifts of knowledge and great wisdom, through which he wrote the lives of [[Church Fathers|holy fathers]] and composed edifying [[sermon]]s. Anastasius eventually became [[abbot]] of the whole ascetic community at Sinai. He departed to the Lord full of years.
 
He took up his [[cross]] according to the Lord's commandment, was [[tonsure]]d, and became a [[monk]], following the Lord willingly. He became a lover of the greatest struggles for virtue. He went to [[Jerusalem]] and, after he had venerated the saints and the [[venerable]] places, he came to Mount Sinai. There Anastasius found a group of monks who led a strict [[ascetic]] life, so he stayed and submitted himself to them as a servant. Thus he became very [[Humility|humble]] and received from God gifts of knowledge and great wisdom, through which he wrote the lives of [[Church Fathers|holy fathers]] and composed edifying [[sermon]]s. Anastasius eventually became [[abbot]] of the whole ascetic community at Sinai. He departed to the Lord full of years.
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==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasius_of_Sinai Anastasius Sinaita: Wikipedia article]
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*[http://www.anastasiosofsinai.org Life and Works of Anastasius] at Anastasios of Sinai
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*[http://www.newmoses.org The Hexaemeron by Anastasius of Sinai] at The Creation Project
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*[http://www.reference-global.com/toc/byzs/101/2 Review of Patrology: The Eastern Fathers] updated information about Anastasius in Byzantinische Zeitschrift
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*[[Wikipedia:Anastasius Sinaita|Wikipedia article]]
 
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=101161 Venerable Anastasius the Abbot of Sinai] ([[OCA]])
 
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=101161 Venerable Anastasius the Abbot of Sinai] ([[OCA]])
 
*[http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my.html?month=April&day=20 The Venerable Anastasius of Mount Sinai] (''[[Prologue of Ohrid]]'')
 
*[http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my.html?month=April&day=20 The Venerable Anastasius of Mount Sinai] (''[[Prologue of Ohrid]]'')
 
*[http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/goudenhoorn/62dirk.html Angels in the guise of saints in the Refutatio of Eustratius of Constantinople and in the writings of Anastasius of Sinai] by Dirk Krausmüller (Gouden Horn 6,2)
 
*[http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/goudenhoorn/62dirk.html Angels in the guise of saints in the Refutatio of Eustratius of Constantinople and in the writings of Anastasius of Sinai] by Dirk Krausmüller (Gouden Horn 6,2)
 
*[http://www.doaks.org/DOP55/DP55ch02.pdf The Predetermination of Death: The Contribution of Anastasios of Sinai and Nikephoros Blemmydes to a Perennial Byzantine Problem] by Joseph A. Munitz (Dumbarton Oaks Papers 55)
 
*[http://www.doaks.org/DOP55/DP55ch02.pdf The Predetermination of Death: The Contribution of Anastasios of Sinai and Nikephoros Blemmydes to a Perennial Byzantine Problem] by Joseph A. Munitz (Dumbarton Oaks Papers 55)
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===Writings===
 
===Writings===
 
*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/mark_true.aspx What is the Mark of the True Christian?] by St. Anastasius of Sinai
 
*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/mark_true.aspx What is the Mark of the True Christian?] by St. Anastasius of Sinai
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*[http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/library_article/175/Transfiguration_____St._Anastasius.html Sermon on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord] by St. Anastasius of Sinai
 
*[http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/library_article/175/Transfiguration_____St._Anastasius.html Sermon on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord] by St. Anastasius of Sinai
  
===Published Editions===
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===Published editions===
 
*[http://worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/191746554?tab=details Hexaemeron] by St. Anastasius of Sinai
 
*[http://worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/191746554?tab=details Hexaemeron] by St. Anastasius of Sinai
 
*[http://worldcat.org/oclc/70275122?tab=holdings#tabs Quaestiones et Responsiones] by St. Anastasius of Sinai
 
*[http://worldcat.org/oclc/70275122?tab=holdings#tabs Quaestiones et Responsiones] by St. Anastasius of Sinai
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Our venerable and God-bearing Father Anastasius of Sinai (also Anastasios or Anastasius Sinaita) is a 7th century saint who left the world and everything in it. He is considered one of the Greek Fathers of the Church. St. Anastasius is commemorated on April 20 and along with his fellow ascetics each Bright Wednesday, the Synaxis of the Monastic Fathers of Sinai. Another saint called "Anastasius of Sinai" was Patriarch Anastasius I of Antioch who is also commemorated on April 20.

He took up his cross according to the Lord's commandment, was tonsured, and became a monk, following the Lord willingly. He became a lover of the greatest struggles for virtue. He went to Jerusalem and, after he had venerated the saints and the venerable places, he came to Mount Sinai. There Anastasius found a group of monks who led a strict ascetic life, so he stayed and submitted himself to them as a servant. Thus he became very humble and received from God gifts of knowledge and great wisdom, through which he wrote the lives of holy fathers and composed edifying sermons. Anastasius eventually became abbot of the whole ascetic community at Sinai. He departed to the Lord full of years.

Quotation

We have the following understanding and opinion concerning those who receive the holy Mysteries of the Body and Blood of the Lord, that if persons have some small human sins that are readily forgiven, such as: being robbed [committing a sin] by the tongue or hearing or eyes or by vainglory or by sorrow or anger or such things as these, that once they rebuke themselves and make confession to God let them thus receive the holy Mysteries. We believe that the reception of the holy Mysteries for such persons is unto the cleansing of sins.[1]

Reference

  1. Introduction to the Philokalic Writings of the Blessed Hesychios from Elder Basil of Poiana Marului: Spiritual Father of St. Paisy Velichkovsky

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