Alexander the Akoimetos
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Akoimetoi — The sleepless ones, referring to the so called sleepless monks of the monastery of the Akoimetoi in Constantinople (q.v.), said to have been founded by Alexander the Akoimetos in 405. Akoimetoi monks observed absolute poverty, but they did no… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
asceticism — /euh set euh siz euhm/, n. 1. the manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic. 2. the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self denial, self mortification, and the like. 3. rigorous self… … Universalium
