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Saints indirectly associated with the Monastery – Epilogue Georgios Martzelos 4 November 2011 This relatively brief account of the lives and personalities of the better-known saints of Vatopaidi will, we hope, have made it clear that its saints are linked with every phase of its varied history...
Saint Theophanis the Martyr Georgios Martzelos 4 November 2011 When St Theophanis the Martyr was still a layman, he had, in order to escape the rage of the Turks, denied his faith in Christ and had become a Muslim. After a while, however, he had become conscious ...
Saint Agapios from the Skete of Kolitsou and his four blessed companions Georgios Martzelos 4 November 2011 St Agapios lived as a monk with his elder at the Skete of Kolitsou. One day, when he had gone down to the seashore for some particular task, he was taken prisoner by pirates who were lying in wait at ...
Saint Dionysius the Martyr Georgios Martzelos 4 November 2011 St Dionysius the Martyr was sent as a monk of the Monastery to Crete in 1822, accompanying the sacred relic of the Girdle of the Theotokos, since an epidemic was raging on the island. Since, however, ...
Saint Evdokimos the ‘Newly-Revealed’ Georgios Martzelos 4 November 2011 When in the year 1840 the Fathers of Monastery wanted to repair their cemetery, they discovered the relics of a saint entirely uncorrupted and exuding an indescribably sweet aroma, as the bones and sk...
Saints Barnabas and Sophronius, founders of the Soumelas Monastery – Saints indirectly associated with the Monastery Georgios Martzelos 4 November 2011 Sts Barnabas and Sophronius were the founders of the Monastery of Our Lady of Soumelas, and their lives are linked with the existence of the Vatopaidi Monastery before the 10th century. According t...
Saint Germanus Maroules – Saint indirectly associated with the Monastery Georgios Martzelos 4 November 2011 St Germanus was born in Thessaloniki in 1252 of rich and pious parents. His baptismal name was George. His qualities began to become obvious even when he was a schoolboy, when he bore in an exemplary ...
Saint Theophanes, Metropolitan of Peritheorion – Saint indirectly associated with the Monastery Georgios Martzelos 4 November 2011 St Theophanes lived in the 14th century. What we know about him is drawn from the Life of St Maximus of Kafsokalyvia, which he wrote. This contains the information that he served as Abbot of Vatopaidi...
Saint Theophilus the Myrrhobletes – Saint indirectly associated with the Monastery Georgios Martzelos 4 November 2011 St Theophilus was born in the second half of the 15th century at Zichni in Macedonia. Because of the education which he had received, he served as notary of the Great Church under Patriarch Pachomios....
Saint Makarios the Martyr, disciple of Saint Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople – Saint indirectly associated with the Monastery Georgios Martzelos 4 November 2011 St Makarios the Martyr was a disciple of St Niphon, three times Patriarch of Constantinople. After the second retirement of St Niphon from the patriarchal throne, Makarios accompanied him to the princ...
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