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Writings from the Philokalia on Prayer of the Heart

Translated by E. Kadloubovsky

Translated by G. E. H. Palmer

Faber and Faber, London, 1951

First written 4th–15th centuries (anthology published 1782)

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An English selection, translated from the Russian Dobrotolubiye, of texts from the Philokalia on the Jesus Prayer and the prayer of the heart, by writers from the desert fathers to the late Byzantine hesychasts.

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Writings from the Philokalia on Prayer of the Heart. Translated by E. Kadloubovsky and G. E. H. Palmer. Faber and Faber, London, 1951.

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@misc{sources-philokalia-kadloubovsky,
  title = {{Writings from the Philokalia on Prayer of the Heart}},
  howpublished = {The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society},
  note = {Source. Last modified November 7, 2026},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/philokalia-kadloubovsky}
}