Fragkiskos Kottis (1897-02-12)12 February 1897 Lefkes, Paros, Greece
Residence
Mount Athos
Died
(1959-08-15)15 August 1959 Mount Athos
Venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church
Beatified
20 October 2019, Karyes, Mount Athos by Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Canonized
9 March 2020, Mount Athos by Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Major shrine
Tomb of St. Joseph the Hesychast at New Skete, Mount Athos
Feast
16 August
Influences
Daniel of Katounakia
Influenced
Arsenios the Cave Dweller
Ephraim of Arizona
Ephraim of Katounakia
Joseph of Vatopedi
Tradition or genre
Athonite Monasticism, Hesychasm
Joseph the Hesychast (Greek: Άγιος Ιωσήφ ο Ησυχαστής; born Francis Kottis, Greek: Φραγκίσκος Κόττης;[1] Lefkes, Paros, February 12, 1897 – Mount Athos, August 15, 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. His annual feast is celebrated on August 16.[3][4]
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