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[[Image:Joakeim_papoulakis.jpg|right|thumbnail|Saint Joachim of Vatopaidi o Papoulakos]]Our venerable father among the saints [[saint]]s '''Joachim of Vatopaidi''' (also known as '''Papoulakos''') or '''Joachim of Ithaka''' is remembered by the Church on [[March 23]].

In 1786, St Joachim of Vatopaidi was born ''John Patrikios'' to devout parents, Angelos and Agnes Patrikios, in the little village of Kalyvia of Ithaka in Greece. At a very early age, his mother passed away and his father remarried. His stepmother would be moved in jealousy towards the young child and it was well known that she mistreated him. This forced him at an early age to learn patience and he learnt to spend many hours hiding from her; reading the Holy [[Scriptures ]] and praying at a small [[church ]] near his home dedicated to St. [[Spyridon the Wonderworker|Spyridon]].

He joined the family business and worked for his father as a sailor. One one of his trips, he visited [[Mount Athos]], where he became a [[monk ]] and stayed at the [[Monastery ]] of [[Vatopedi Monastery (Athos)|Vatopaidi ]] taking on the name of "Joachim".

Other Saints named '''"Papoulakos'''