The Eastern Cross/Orthodox World/St. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia

Saint

St. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia

1906–1991 · Athens · Feast December 2

Evangelos Bairaktaris was a poor shepherd boy from Evia who ran away at fourteen to Mount Athos. He received from God the gift of seeing into people’s hearts and lives, which he used only with great love. For 33 years he served as the priest of the Athens Polyclinic, visiting the sick and confessing thousands. His words, gathered in the book Wounded by Love, teach that the Christian life is joy and love for Christ. He reposed on Athos in 1991.

  • Feast: December 2 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: 1906–1991
  • Place: Athens
Open on the globePatron saint pageAll of Orthodox World

Also here

St. Philothei of AthensSt. Dionysius the AreopagiteSt. Nicholas PlanasSt. Ephraim of Nea MakriSt. Nektarios of AeginaSt. Luke the Evangelist

Walk with the saints, together

The Eastern Cross is an Orthodox Christian community on Discord, with a daily bulletin that tells you what today’s fast allows.

Request Entry