The Scala is addressed to anchorites and cenobites and treats of the means by which the highest degree of religious perfection may be attained .
The Scala obtained an immense popularity and has made its author famous in the Church .
The Scala , which obtained an immense popularity and has made its author famous in the Church , is addressed to anchorites and cenobites and treats of the means by which the highest degree of religious perfection may be attained .