Saint Athanasios Patellaros was born in Axos Milopotamou on Crete sometime between 1580 and 1597. He studied Ancient Greek literature, philosophy and theology. He was versed in both Greek and Latin and was distinguished by his overall learning, his preaching and the poetry he wrote....
Ioasaph was a disciple and the successor of the Metropolitan of Korytsa, Ioakeim. He would sign his letters as “Metropolitan of Korytsa Ioasaph Vatopaidinos”. He reposed around 1816. Two of his heirlooms are preserved at the Monastery: a stole from 1682 with depictions of the...
Evgenios Voulgaris was headmaster of Athonias Academy during the years 1753 to 1759, but he taught at other schools as well. Finally, he found a welcome haven in Russia and, despite his advanced age, was elected Bishop of Cherson. The letter in which he explains...
Metropolitan Ioakeim of Korytsa served for many years as an accountant in Constantinople for Athoniada Academy at Vatopaidi. Having retired from his episcopal duties at the end of the eighteen century, he took up the monastic life initially at the Monastery of Simonos Petras and...
Metropolitan Damaskinos of Thessaloniki was born in Argyrokastro of Epirus. He was schooled in theology in Ioannina and at Athoniada Academy at Vatopaidi. He was appointed Great Chancellor (Protosyngellos) of the Patriarchate by Serapheim II (1769–1761). Afterwards he was elected Metropolitan of Meleniko, and in...
Grigorios Metropolitan of Irenopolis was born in Ephesus in 1761. He studied under Daniil Kerameas at the Patmias School, Athanasios of Paros on Chios and Lambros Photiadis in Bucharest. Afterwards he became a teacher in the house of Alexandros Chantzeris in Constantinople, as well as...
He was born in Corfu in 1731. A disciple of Evgenios Voulgaris and his successor to the episcopal See of Cherson, Nikiphoros Theotokis, he is regarded as a brother of Vatopaidi Monastery and is include in the list for commemoration in the cemetery. He made...
From 1768, Prohegumenos Sophronios served as general administrator of the Vatopaidi metochia in Romania and was consecrated titular Metropolitan of Irenopolis and Vatopaidi. In 1784, he made a votive offering of five pungia – that is, 2500 Turkish gurus – for Athonias and to Vatopaidi...
[caption id="attachment_297" align="alignleft" width="220"] Idealistic depiction[/caption] Kyrillos V (called Karakallos before monasticism) was born in Dimitsana (or at Nafplio) in the late seventeenth century. In 1715, during the reoccupation of Peloponnisos by the Turks, Kyrillos was captured and taken to Constantinople. After his ransom and release...
Metropolitan Gerasimos originated from Paros. He was made Metropolitan of Philippi and Drama in the late eighteenth century and afterwards he became a brother of Vatopaidi Monastery. In the Monastery’s guesthouse, Gerasimos restored the Chapel of the Apostle Andrew and decorated it with wall-paintings at...