Elder Arsenios the Cave Dweller | |
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Born | Anastasios 1886 Samsun, Pontus (modern-day Turkey) |
Residence | Mount Athos |
Died | 15 September 1983 Mount Athos |
Influences | Joseph the Hesychast |
Tradition or genre | Athonite Monasticism, Hesychasm |
Elder Arsenios the Cave Dweller (Greek: Γέρων Αρσένιος ο Σπηλαιώτης; Samsun, 1886 – Mount Athos, 1983[1]) was a Greek Orthodox monk and elder.[2] He was the primary companion of St. Joseph the Hesychast for about 40 years. The two of them led a small entourage of disciples.[3]