Barlaam
historical figure · 1 work · 11 mentions · 43 anchored passages
the old man · my teacher · a herald of truth · crafty and rotten old man · father · most honoured of men · spiritual father · that angel in the body · the blessed Barlaam · the king's son's teacher
in the texts
Barlaam and Josaphat
A monk from the wilderness of Senaar who, disguised as a merchant with a precious stone, gains access to Josaphat and instructs him in Christian doctrine.
" And Barlaam said:
For there was at that time a certain monk,
" And Barlaam began his discourse with him thus: