St. Joseph the Hesychast

1897–1959 · Nea Skete, Mount Athos · Feast August 16

Francis Kottis was a merchant from Paros who became a monk on Athos and lived in caves of the Small and New Skete with a tiny brotherhood, praying through the night. He renewed the practice of unceasing prayer on the Holy Mountain. His disciples, among them Elder Ephraim of Philotheou and Arizona, refounded monasteries on Athos and around the world. He was glorified in 2019.

Feast: August 16 (New Calendar)
Lived: 1897–1959
Place: Nea Skete, Mount Athos

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