Fresco at the Monastery of Great Meteoron depicting Athanasius (left), with his successor Joasaph (right).
Athanasius the Meteorite
Born
Andronikos 1302
Hometown
New Patras, Greece
Residence
Meteora, Greece
Died
1380 Meteora, Greece
Venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast
20 April
Influences
Gregory of Sinai
Tradition or genre
Athonite Monasticism, Hesychasm
Athanasius the Meteorite (Greek: Αθανάσιος ο Μετεωρίτης; 1302–1380) was a 14th-century Christian monk. He is canonized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is celebrated on April 20.[1][2] He is best known as the founder of the monastery of the Great Meteoron in Meteora, Greece.[3]
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