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St. '''Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain''' (or Nicodemos the Hagiorite) was a great theologian and teacher of the [[Orthodox Church]], reviver of [[hesychasm]], [[Canon Law|canonist]], hagiologist and writer of liturgical poetry.
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St. Nicodemus was born c.1749 in Naxos, Greece. In 1775 he became a [[monk]] at [[Mount Athos]]. He worked with [[Saint]] Macarius Nataras of Corinth to compile the [[Philokalia]], a defining work on [[monastic]] spirituality. He translated several books on Western spirituality into Greek, and wrote several original works including ''Lives of the Saints''.
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St. Nicodemus reposed in the Lord in 1809, and was [[glorification|glorified]] by the Orthodox Church in 1955. His [[feastday]] is celebrated on [[July 14]]
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==Sources==
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* http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/saintn63.htm
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* ''Modern Orthodox Saints (Vol. 3)'' by Constantine Cavarnos. Published by the Institute for Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, 1994 (ISBN 0914744410)
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Canon law]]
 
* [[Canon law]]
 
* [[The Rudder]]
 
* [[The Rudder]]
  
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[[Monastics]]
 
[[Category:Saints]]
 
[[Category:Saints]]
 
[[Category:Canon Law]]
 
[[Category:Canon Law]]

Revision as of 19:12, September 8, 2006

St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain (or Nicodemos the Hagiorite) was a great theologian and teacher of the Orthodox Church, reviver of hesychasm, canonist, hagiologist and writer of liturgical poetry.

St. Nicodemus was born c.1749 in Naxos, Greece. In 1775 he became a monk at Mount Athos. He worked with Saint Macarius Nataras of Corinth to compile the Philokalia, a defining work on monastic spirituality. He translated several books on Western spirituality into Greek, and wrote several original works including Lives of the Saints.

St. Nicodemus reposed in the Lord in 1809, and was glorified by the Orthodox Church in 1955. His feastday is celebrated on July 14

Sources

See also

Monastics