Akakios the Younger

Saint

Akakios the Younger
BornAnastasios
1630s
Agios Akakios, Karditsa
ResidenceMount Athos
Died12 April 1730
Mount Athos
Venerated inGreek Orthodox Church
Major shrineCave of Saint Akakios, Kafsokalyvia, Mount Athos
FeastApril 12
Tradition or genre
Athonite Monasticism, Hesychasm

Saint Acacius or Akakios the Younger, also known as Akakios the New of Kafsokalyvia (Greek: Ακάκιος ο Νέος, ο Καυσοκαλυβίτης;[1] 1630s – 12 April 1730) was a Greek Orthodox Christian monk and ascetic who lived on Mount Athos.[2] His feast day is celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on April 12.

  1. ^ "Ακάκιος ο Νέος, ο Καυσοκαλυβίτης, Όσιος". Mount Athos (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ^ Conomos, Dimitri E.; Speake, Graham (2005). Mount Athos, the sacred bridge : the spirituality of the Holy Mountain. Oxford: Peter Lang. ISBN 3-03910-064-5. OCLC 67924540.