Paisios of Mount Athos

Saint

Paisios of Mount Athos
Anchorite
BornArsenios Eznepidis
(1924-07-25)25 July 1924
Yahyalı, Kayseri, Turkey (formerly known as Pharasa, Cappadocia) [note 1]
ResidenceKonitsa; Mount Athos; Sinai Peninsula; Souroti
Died( 1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (age 69 years)[note 2]
Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Canonized13 January 2015 by Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople[3][4]
Major shrineMonastery of St. John the Theologian, Souroti
Feast12 July (ns)[2][5][6] / 29 June (os)[7]
AttributesSkufia, vest, prayer rope, walking stick
PatronageAustralia, signalmen
InfluencesArsenios the Cappadocian, Tikhon (Golenkov), Isaac the Syrian
Tradition or genre
Athonite Monasticism

Saint Paisios of Mount Athos (Greek: Ἅγιος Παΐσιος ὁ Ἁγιορείτης, pronounced [ˈo:sios pai̯:sios o aɣiori̯tis]; secular name: Arsenios Eznepidis (Greek: Αρσένιος Εζνεπίδης); 1924–1994), was a well-known Greek Eastern Orthodox ascetic from Mount Athos, originally from Pharasa, Cappadocia. He was respected for his spiritual guidance and ascetic life. Today, he is widely venerated by Eastern Orthodox Christians, particularly in Greece, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro and Syria.[8][9][10][11]

Venerable Elder Paisios was canonized on 13 January 2015 by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate,[3] and the church commemorates his feast day on June 29 [OS] / July 12 [NS].[5][6]

The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided at its meeting of 5 May 2015 also to add the name of the Venerable Paisios of Mount Athos to the Menology of the Russian Orthodox Church, establishing his feast day on June 29/July 12, aligning with the Menology of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople[7] during the present century.

  1. ^ Karachristos, Ioannis. "Pharasa (Ottoman Period)." Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor. 9/9/2005. Retrieved: 20 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Hieromonk Isaac, 2012: p. 322.
  3. ^ a b (in Greek) Και επίσημα άγιος ο Γέροντας Παΐσιος. ΣΚΑΪ.gr. 13/01/2015 - 16:31. Retrieved: 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Ἀνακοινωθέν (13/01/2015) - Latest News - The Ecumenical Patriarchate". www.patriarchate.org.
  5. ^ a b (in Greek) Όσιος Παΐσιος ο Αγιορείτης. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. 12/07/2015.
  6. ^ a b Ecumenical Patriarchate Officially Entered Elder Paisios among the List of Saints. Ecumenical Patriarchate - Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South East Asia (OMHKSEA). 13 January 2015. Retrieved: 20 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b The Russian Church Adds the Name of the Venerable Paisios of Mount Athos to its Menology. PRAVMIR.COM. 11 MAY 2015.
  8. ^ Hieromonk Damascene. Elder Paisios the New of Mount Athos (Part 1). Orthodoxy and the World (Pravmir.com). 25 March 2005, 01:00.
  9. ^ "Sfântul Cuvios Paisie Aghioritul va fi trecut și în calendarul românesc | Doxologia". 5 June 2015.
  10. ^ Bishop Alexander (Mileant), ed. An introduction to the life and counsels of Elder Paisios the New of Mount Athos by Hieromonk Damascene. Missionary Leaflet EA38, Holy Trinity Orthodox Mission, La Canada, Ca.
  11. ^ (in Russian) On the glorification of Elder Paisios Archived 19 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Православие и мир. (Pravmir.ru).


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