Studia Theologica No. II (XXII) / 2026
Humility: the foundation of the spiritual life and of ecclesial communion
His Eminence Varsanufie Humility is the foundation of the spiritual life in Orthodox spirituality; it is not merely a moral virtue, but the fruit of a living encounter with God and the prerequisite for receiving divine Grace. Through the kenosis of the Son of God, as affirmed by Saints Nikita Stithatus, Simeon Metaphrastes, Peter Damascene and Dumitru Stăniloae, it is shown that humility is the path by which man rises to communion with God and progresses towards deification.
