Description: John Cassian crossed the lines between East and West. He was a man of the East who made and lost his name in the West. He was a friend and trusted of the biggest names in Christian Church history, including John Chrysostom and Pope Leo the Great of Rome. Join us as we learn about the fascinating story of the spiritual grandfather of Western Monasticism, an Institution: John Cassian. You can learn more about the History of Papacy and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/email: steve@atozhistorypage.comhttp://rss.acast.com/historyofthepapacyAgora: www.agorapodcastnetwork.comhttps://www.patreon.com/papacyThe Conferences of John Cassian Online:http://www.ccel.org/ccel/cassian/conferences/mp3 https://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com/"Greta Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/“Procession of the King” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/historyofthepapacy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.