St. John the Anchorite
Desert hermit who taught by word and example about purity of heart as prerequisite for knowledge. Reported by Palladius in the Lausiac History.
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter V: On the Dispositions Required for This Study
— Taught by word and example about purity of heart as prerequisite for knowledge; reported by Palladius in Lausiac History, ch. 40
"The same thing that great St. John the Anchorite taught by his word and example, as reported by Palladius in the Lausiac History"