Euthymius the Younger
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Euthymius the Younger or Euthymius of Thessalonica (born 823 or 824; died 898), also known as Euthymios the New, was a Christian monk and hermit who lived on Mount Athos in Greece.
Euthymius the Younger | |
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| Venerable | |
| Born | 823 or 824 Opso, Galatia |
| Died | 898 Hiera |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | October 15 |
Biography
Euthymius the Younger was born with the baptismal name Niketas in Opso, Galatia either in 823 or 824.[1] Around 848, he lived at Mount Olympus in Bithynia, and later he moved to Mount Athos.[2] He also established a double monastery at Peristerai on Mount Chortiatis near Thessalonica.
While living in solitude, he died on the island of Hiera on 14 or 15 October 898.[1] His feast day is October 15.[2]
Vita
His disciple Basil wrote a hagiography or vita (MS BHG 655) of Euthymius. The vita was written in high-register Byzantine Greek and cites writers such as Gregory of Nazianzos, Cyril of Alexandria, John of the Ladder, Theodore of Stoudios, and pseudo-Eustathios of Thessalonica.[3]