Saint Paisios of Mount Athos

Saint Paisios of Mount Athos Ὅσιος Παΐσιος ὁ Ἁγιορείτης
Born	(1924-07-25)July 25, 1924 Pharasa, Cappadocia
Residence	Konitsa; Mount Athos; Sinai Peninsula; Souroti
Died	( 1994-07-12)July 12, 1994 Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Souroti
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	January 13th, 2015 by Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Major shrine	Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Souroti
Feast	July 12 (ns) / June 29 (os)
Influences	Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian; Elder Tikhon (Golenkov) of Kapsala, Mt. Athos
Tradition or genre	Athonite Monasticism

Saint Paisios of Mount Athos (Greek: Ὅσιος Παΐσιος ὁ Ἁγιορείτης), born Arsenios Eznepidis (1924–1994), was a well-known Greek Eastern Orthodox ascetic from Mount Athos, who originated from Pharasa, Cappadocia. He was respected for his spiritual guidance and ascetic life and many people worldwide highly venerate Elder Paisios, especially in Greece and in Russia.

Venerable Elder Paisios was canonized on 13 January 2015 by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the church commemorates his feast day on July 12.

The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided at its meeting of May 5, 2015 also to add the name of the Venerable Paisios of Mount Athos to the Menology of the Russian Orthodox Church, establishing his feast day on June 29/July 12, following the Menology of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople.

On 25 July [O.S. 12 July] 1924, Arsenios Eznepidis was born in Pharasa (Çamlıca), Cappadocia, shortly before the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Arsenios' name was given to him by St. Arsenios the Cappadocian, who baptised him, naming the child for himself and foretelling Arsenios' monastic future. After the exchange, the Eznepidis family settled in Konitsa, Epirus. Arsenios grew up there, and after intermediate public school, he learned carpentry.