Joseph the Hesychast (Greek: Ιωσήφ ο Ησυχαστής; born Fragkiskos Kottis, Greek: Φραγκίσκος Κόττης; [1] 12 February 1897 – 15 August 1959) [2] was a Greek Orthodox monk and elder who led a small group of monks at Mount Athos. He was canonized as a saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 2020.

Dec 11, 2024 · Saint Joseph the Hesychast was a monk and elder on Mount Athos. He reposed in 1959, and he has wide acclaim for being the spiritual father or grandfather of Elders Ephrem of Philotheou, Joseph of Vatopedi, Charalampus of Dionysiou and others, who are directly credited for revitalising six of the twenty monasteries on Mount Athos.

Jan 19, 2025 · In October 2019, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople recognized Elder Joseph and four other holy monks, Elder Hieronymus of Simonopetra, Elder Daniel and Ephraim of Katounakia, and Elder Sophrony of Essex, as saints of the Holy Orthodox Church.

Elder Joseph the Cave Dweller, also known as Elder Joseph the Hesychast sometimes lived in a cave, sleeping on boards, died over 60 years ago yet the message of his life continues to touch Orthodox Christians around the world.

Nov 11, 2019 · St. Joseph the Hesychast was one of the greatest monks of the Holy Mountain in the 20th century. His life story and teachings have been translated into many languages and touched thousands of people. People have been moved especially by the stories told by his disciple, Elder Ephraim of Arizona, in the book My Elder Joseph the Hesychast.

Elder Joseph of Vatopedi (or Joseph of Vatopaidi, Greek: Ιωσήφ ο Βατοπαιδινός, also known as Joseph the Younger; [1] Paphos District, Cyprus, 1 July 1921 – Vatopedi, Mount Athos, 1 July 2009) was a Greek Cypriot Orthodox Christian monk and elder. [2]

Oct 20, 2019 · Saint Joseph’s legacy has been carried on by his disciples, who have reestablished the practice of noetic prayer and watchfulness on the Holy Mountain, brought Athonite monasticism to the United States and Canada, and encouraged many Orthodox faithful through the publishing of his life and letters.

Apr 22, 2022 · Saint Joseph was a Greek monk who achieved the heights of theosis on Mount Athos in the middle of the 20th century. His perfection of hesychasm (advanced interior prayer) caused many monastics to follow him, including Elder Ephraim, who would later establish over a dozen monasteries in the United States and Canada, one of which I visited.

Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Patience and Endurance Fortieth Letter. God always helps. He always comes in time, but patience is necessary. Come, my good and beloved sister. Come and I shall comfort your sorrow once again.

Nov 23, 2022 · Our venerable father Joseph (Litovkin) of Optina was starets and hieroschemamonk among the group of monastics of Optina Monastery in the nineteenth century who were known as the Optina Elders. Elder Joseph is venerated on May 9 and with the Synaxis of the Optina Elders on October 11.