Nikodimos the Athonite, Saint (†1809)
Saint Nikodimos was one of the most significant theological figures during the period of the Turkish Rule. He was born in Naxos in 1749 and was distinguished by his astuteness, his love of learning and his limitless memory. He went to the Holy Mountain in 1775 and was tonsured a monk at the Monastery of Dionysiou, where he remained for seven years. He then settled in Kapsalla of Pantokrator Monastery where he produced the greater part of his written work, which consists of about one hundred titles. He often visited Vatopaidi and studied in its rich library. As a member of a three-man commission designated by the Holy Community of Mount Athos – the former bishop of Trikki Amvrosios, the teacher Christophoros Prodromitis, and Nikodimos – he labored for the support and maintenance of Athonias Academy (1891). Saint Nikodimos was also a theologian of the Kollyvades Movement. He was enrolled in the Calendar of Saints in 1955 and is commemorated on 14 June.
The inkwell of Saint Nikodimos the Athonite (in the Vatopaidi collection). Saint Nikodimos the Athonite in a painted portrait from the last century.
Patriarchal letter on the proclamation of Nicodemus of Mount Athos as a saint.