SAINT
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A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos was a Greek Eastern Orthodox ascetic from Mount Athos, originally from Pharasa, Cappadocia. Today, he is widely venerated by Eastern Orthodox Christians, particularly in Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Syria.
feast Day
07-12
patronages
- Australia
- signalmen
birth Date
1924-08-07
death Date
1994-07-12
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
13 January 2015
canonized By
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
feast Month
7
feast Day Of Month
12
