SAINT
saint-paisius-velichkovsky
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Paisius Velichkovsky or Wieliczkowski was an Eastern Orthodox monk and theologian who helped spread staretsdom or the concept of the spiritual elder to the Slavic world. He is a pivotal figure in Orthodox Church history.
feast Day
11-15
patronages
- Monastics
birth Date
December 20, 1722
death Date
1794-11-15
canonization Status
venerable
canonization Date
July 20, 1982 and 6 June 1988
canonized By
1988 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, (Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow)
feast Month
11
feast Day Of Month
15