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Constantine Cavarnos
Schemamonk Constantine Cavarnos (1918, Boston – March 3, 2011, Florence, Arizona) was an American philosopher, Byzantinist, and Eastern Orthodox monk. Early life and education Cavarnos was born in Boston in 1918. He graduated from Harvard University in 1948 with a doctorate in philosophy. Career Cavarnos taught philosophy at Tufts University, the University of North Carolina, and Wheaton College. In 1956, he founded and became director of the Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (IBMGS) in Belmont, Massachusetts. In 1978, he joined Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts as a professor of philosophy, later becaming professor of Byzantine art. He has also lectured at various Orthodox seminaries. He died on March 3, 2011 at St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery in Florence, Arizona. Publications Cavarnos has written almost 100 books and various papers on philosophy, theology, history, among other topics. His 15-vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schemamonk
The degrees of Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic monasticism are the stages an Eastern Orthodox monk or nun passes through in their religious vocation. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the process of becoming a monk or nun is intentionally slow, as the monastic vows taken are considered to entail a lifelong commitment to God, and are not to be entered into lightly. After a person completes the novitiate, three degrees or steps must be completed in the process of preparation before one may gain the monastic habit. Orthodox monasticism Unlike in Western Christianity, where different religious orders and societies arose, each with its own profession rites, the Eastern Orthodox Church has only one type of monasticism. The profession of monastics is known as tonsure (referring to the ritual cutting of the monastic's hair which takes place during the service) and was, at one time, considered to be a Sacred Mystery (sacrament). The Rite of Tonsure is printed in the ''Euchologion'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicodemos The Hagiorite
Nicodemus the Hagiorite or Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain ( el, Ὅσιος Νικόδημος ὁ Ἁγιορείτης; 1749 – July 14, 1809) is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was an ascetic monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher. His life's work was a revival of traditional Christian practices and patristic literature. He wrote ascetic prayer literature and influenced the rediscovery of hesychasm, a method of contemplative prayer from the Byzantine period. He is most famous for his work with Macarius of Corinth on the anthology of monastic spiritual writings known as '' The Philokalia'', as well as for his compilation of canons known as the ''Pedalion'' (or ''The Rudder'') which he co-wrote with a hieromonk named Agapios Monachos. With Macarios of Corinth, Nicodemus was responsible for the compilation and publishing of The Evergetinos, thoroughly reviewing a vast collection of materials from a number of other collections of sayings of monastics and other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph The Hesychast
Saint Joseph the Hesychast ( el, Άγιος Ιωσήφ ο Ησυχαστής; born Francis Kottis, el, Φραγκίσκος Κόττης; Lefkes, Paros, February 12, 1897 – Mount Athos, August 15, 1959) 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. His annual feast is celebrated on August 16. Early life He was born Frangiskos (Francis) Kottis ( el, Φραγκίσκος Κόττης) on 12 February 1897 in Lefkes, a village on the Greek Aegean island of Paros. His parents were Georgios and Maria Kottis. He was the third of seven children in his family. When he was a child, Francis' father died, leaving his mother Maria had to care for the family. Until his teenage years, he remained in the village, helping his mother and his family with various tasks for a living. He attended school until second grade. He also served in the Greek Navy. At approximately th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iakovos Of Epiros
Iakovos is a transliteration of the Greek name Ἰάκωβος, which in an English form is Jacob or James. People with the name include: * Archbishop Iakovos of America (1911–2005), Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America * Iakovos Garmatis (1928–2017), Metropolitan of Chicago under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople * Iakovos Kambanellis (1921–2011), Greek poet and writer * Iakovos Kolanian (born 1960), Armenian-Greek classical guitarist * Iakovos Milentigievits (born 1997), Greek basketball player * Iakovos Nafpliotis (1864–1942), Archon Protopsaltis of the Holy and Great Church of Christ in Constantinople * Iakovos Psaltis (born 1935), Greek weightlifter * Iakovos Rizos (1849–1926), Greek painter * Iakovos Theofilas (1861–unknown), Greek sports shooter * Iakovos Tombazis (c. 1782–1829), Greek ship-owner and Admiral of the Greek Navy * Iakovos Trivolis (died 1547), Greek Renaissance humanist and writer * Iakovos "Jake" Ts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Dionysiatis
Archimandrite Gabriel of Dionysiou (or Gabriel Dionysiatis, el, Γαβριήλ Διονυσιάτης, translit=Gavriil Dionysiatis; Mesenikolas, Karditsa, Greece, 1886 – Dionysiou Monastery, Mount Athos, 6 November 1983) was a Greek Orthodox Christian monk who served as the abbot of Dionysiou Monastery from 1936 to the 1970s. Early life In 1886, he was born Georgios Kazazis (Γεώργιος Καζάζης) in the village of Mesenikolas in Karditsa, western Thessaly, Greece to Theodosios and Konstantina Kazazis. At the age of 17, he volunteered in the guerrilla army of Pavlos Melas during the Macedonian Struggle. In 1910, he moved to Mount Athos and settled at Dionysiou Monastery. At Mount Athos, he took on the monastic name of Gabriel. During World War I, he became a prisoner of war and was taken to Bulgaria. After his release, he returned to a monastic life. In July 1936, he was ordained Abbot of Dionysiou Monastery, succeeding Abbot Dositheos. During World War II, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philaretos Of The Holy Mountain
Philaretos is a masculine Greek given name meaning "lover of virtue". Notable people with the name include: * Saint Philaretos, 8th-century Anatolian saint * Philaretos Brachamios (died c. 1087), Byzantine general of Armenian origin See also *Filaret (other) Filaret (Philaret) is a male given name of Greek origin, commonly used as a monastic name in the Orthodox Church. It may refer to: People * Patriarch Filaret (Feodor Romanov) (1553-1633), patriarch of Moscow from 1612 to 1633, father of Tsar Michae ... * Filarete {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphael, Nicholas And Irene Of Lesvos
Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene of Lesbos ( el, Ραφαήλ, Νικόλαος και Ειρήνη) are venerated as saints and neomartyrs in the Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via .... According to a 20th-century legend, they lived on the island of Lesbos in the 15th century and were killed by Turkish raiders in April 1463. Raphael is said to have been the abbot of a monastery of Karyes, near the village of Thermi, Nicholas a deacon in the same monastery, and Irene the 12-year-old daughter of the local mayor. The story of the three saints first emerged in 1959, when local villagers reported seeing them in their dreams and in miraculous visions, during which the saints revealed their stories to them. The supposed site of their martyrdom was subseque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savvas The New
Saint Savvas of Kalymnos (also known as Saint Savvas the New) is the patron saint of the Greek island of Kalymnos, where he lived during the last twenty years of his life as the priest and spiritual father of the nuns of the Convent of All Saints. He was a great ascetic, confessor, icon painter, and miracle-worker. He is one of the recently recognized saints in the Greek Orthodox Church. He died on 7 April 1947 and his remains were exhumed 10 years later in 1957. The feast dates of St. ''Savvas the New of Kalymnos'' are celebrated on various dates in different traditions, 7 April (25 March in the Old Calendar), and the fifth Sunday of Great Lent with St. Mary of Egypt. Life Saint Savvas was born in 1862 in Herakleitsa, Eastern Thrace the only child of Constantinos and Smaragda both devout people, who were very poor. Upon his baptism he was given the name Vasilios. As a young boy he had a calling for the monastic life and secretly left without his parents knowing for Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nectarios Of Aegina
Nectarios of Aegina ( el, Νεκτάριος Αιγίνης; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and officially recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1961. He is also widely venerated among Eastern Catholics. His feast day is celebrated every year on 9 November. Life Anastasios Kephalas, later Nectarios, was born on 1 October 1846 in Selymbria, to a poor family. His parents, Dimos and Maria Kephalas, were pious Christians but not wealthy.Also known as Nektarios of Egina, he was baptized as Anastasios Kefalas (Αναστάσιος Κεφαλάς). At the age of 14, he moved to Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, to work and further his education. In 1866, at age 20, he moved to the island of Chios to take a teaching post. On November 7, 1876, he became a monk, at age 30, in the Monastery of Nea Moni, for he had lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
