Nicodemus the Hagiorite [SEP] canonization status
Nicodemus the Hagiorite
St. Nicodemus the Hagiorite or St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain (; 1749 – July 14, 1809) is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was an ascetic monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher. His life's work was a revival of traditional Christian practices and patristic literature. He wrote ascetic prayer literature and influenced the rediscovery of Hesychasm, a method of contemplative prayer from the Byzantine period. He is most famous for his work with St. Macarius of Corinth on the anthology of monastic spiritual
or food, to sever all links with them, and report them to the Turkish authorities.
- 1808 Smyrna Philological Gymnasium founded by Konstantinos Koumas (1777–1836), one of the most distinguished men of the Greek Enlightenment; New Hieromartyr Nicetas of Serres.
- 1809 Death of Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain the "Hagiorite"; death of Hieromartyr Nicetas the Hagiorite.
- 1813 Death of Athanasius Parios, the second leader of the Kollyvades Movement, succeeding Neophytos Kausokalyvites (1713–1784).
- 1814 Martyrdom of Euthymius