Lorenzo Scupoli

Italian Catholic priest and devotional writer, best known as the author of The Spiritual Combat (Il combattimento spirituale), a classic work of ascetical spirituality.

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  1. 1. The Spiritual Combat

    A practical manual for the Christian life that treats the spiritual life as an ongoing struggle, offering straightforward counsel on prayer, self-examination, mortification, humility, and vigilance against temptation; it emphasizes reliance on grace and the sacraments, detachment from worldly attachments, perseverance in virtue, and constant interior watchfulness as the means to grow in union with God and overcome the passions that impede sanctity.

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