Cronius of Nitria

Abba Cronius of Nitria was one of the Desert Fathers quoted in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers).

Quotes

Wortley, John (2014). Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Yonkers, New York: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press. ISBN 978-0-88141-497-4. 

• A brother asked Abba Cronios: “In what way does one arrive at humble-mindedness?”
  The elder said: “Through fear of God.”
  The brother said to him: “And through what action does one arrive at fear of God?”
  The elder said: “In my opinion, let him withdraw himself from every affair and dedicate himself to physical toil, to the best of his ability bearing in mind his departure from the body and the judgment of God.”
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