Paul of Xeropotamou


Paul of Xeropotamou
DiedMount Athos, Greece
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedPre-congregation
Feast28 July

Paul of Xeropotamou[1] (Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Ξηροποταμινός) was a Byzantine ascetic, lived between the 9th and the 10th century on Mount Athos, where he also restored and founded monasteries. He is commemorated in the Orthodox Church and his feast day is on 28 July.[2]

  1. ^ Mikhail Enev, Mount Athos Zograph Monastery, Kibela Publishers, 1994, p. 239.
  2. ^ "Venerable Paul the Founder of the Xeropotamou Monastery On Mt Athos", Orthodox Church in America