Instructions of Blessed Evagrius the Monk

Blessed Evagrius was born around the middle of the 4^th century near the Black Sea. He was ordained as deacon by Gregory of Nyssa in Constantinople. Later, the Saint traveled to Egypt where he persevered in caves, followed by a stay in an abbey as a monk. He died in the desert aged 54, leaving behind his works of one hundred prayers and three books written about effectual lessons and about the battle against demons and passions.