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Saint Vissarion of the Agathonos | |
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| St. Vissarion of the Agathonos | |
| Born | Andreas Korkoliakos 1908 Petalidi, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece |
| Residence | Agathonos Monastery, Greece |
| Died | 22 January 1991 (aged 82–83) Hospital "Sotiria", Athens, Greece |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 14 June 2022 by Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople[1] |
| Major shrine | Agathonos Monastery, Phthiotis, Central Greece (region) |
| Feast | January 22 |
Tradition or genre | Degrees of Eastern Orthodox monasticism |
Vissarion of the Agathonos (Greek: Άγιος Βησσαρίων ο Αγαθωνίτης), secular name: Andreas Korkoliakos (Greek: Ανδρέας Κορκολιάκος; 1908–22 January 1991), was a Greek Orthodox monk and Saint of the Agathonos Monastery, close to Lamia, Central Greece. He became a monk in his teen years and was regarded by those who knew him as an especially good-hearted cleric with humanitarian spirit.
Venerable Elder Vissarion was canonized on 14 June 2022 by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate,[2] and the church commemorates his feast day on January 22.[3]
- ^ "Στην Αγιοκατάταξη του Οσίου Βησσαρίωνα του Αγαθωνίτου προχώρησε το Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο", ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΙΑ 18.06.2022 (in Greek lang)
- ^ "Ο Όσιος Βησσαρίων ο Αγαθωνίτης και επίσημα στο Αγιολόγιο της Ορθόδοξης Εκκλησίας", ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΙΑ 01.09.2022 (in Greek lang.)
- ^ "Ο Όσιος Βησσαρίων ο Αγαθωνίτης στο Αγιολόγιο της Εκκλησίας", ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑ 01.09.2022 (in Greek lang.)