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St. Paisius Velichkovsky
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St. Paisius Velichkovsky

1722–1794 · Neamț Monastery · Feast November 15

Paisius was a Ukrainian priest’s son who left the Kyiv academy for the monasteries of Moldavia and Athos. He gathered a large brotherhood and translated the Philokalia into Slavonic. As abbot of Neamț in Romania he led a thousand monks. His disciples carried the Jesus Prayer and the practice of eldership back to Russia, to Optina and beyond.

  • Feast: November 15 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: 1722–1794
  • Place: Neamț Monastery
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