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360–435 · Christian monk and theologian

Also known as: Johannes Cassianus, Ioannes Cassianus, Joannes Cassianus, Joannus Cassianus, Johannes Cassian, Johannes von Marseille

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De institutis coenobiorum et de octo principalium vitiorum remediis libri XII (1563)
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John Cassian, The institutes (2000)
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