Athanasios Hamakiotis
Athanasios Hamakiotis | |
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| Hieromonk; Elder | |
| Born | 1891 Tourlada, Kalavryta, Greece |
| Died | 17 August 1967 Rodopoli, Attica, Greece |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 17 November 2023 by Bartholomew I of Constantinople |
| Major shrine | Panagia Faneromeni Monastery (Rodopoli, Attica) |
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Athanasios Hamakiotis (Greek: Αθανάσιος Χαμακιώτης; 1891 – 17 August 1967), born George Hamakiotis (Greek: Γεώργιος Χαμακιώτης), was a Greek Orthodox hieromonk and spiritual father noted for his pastoral work in Attica. He served as parish priest at the historic church of Panagia Neratziotissa in Marousi and later founded the women’s monastery of Panagia Faneromeni in Rodopoli, where he reposed in 1967.[1][2]
The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople added Hamakiotis to the diptychs of the saints on 17 November 2023, with his memory kept on 17 August (the day of his repose) and on 23 October (the day of the translation of his relics).[3]
Life
Hamakiotis was born in 1891 in the mountain village of Tourlada, Kalavryta. At age 15 he became a monastic novice at the Monastery of Agia Lavra; after completing priestly studies he was tonsured a monk with the name Athanasios and later ordained deacon and priest (1921).[1] In 1931 he relocated to Athens for health reasons and served in several parishes; in 1936 he was appointed rector of Panagia Neratziotissa in Marousi, where his liturgical reverence and charitable work drew many spiritual children.[1][2]
For the last four years of his life he lived in the small monastery (hesychasterion) of Panagia Faneromeni in Rodopoli, which he had built; his cell, personal effects and relics remain there.[2]
Canonization and veneration
On 17 November 2023 the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate resolved to canonize Elder Athanasios; the decision also set his liturgical commemorations for 17 August and 23 October.[3] The formal signing of the Patriarchal and Synodal Act took place at the Patriarchal Church of St George on 18 December 2023.[4]
Legacy
Orthodox sources emphasize Hamakiotis’s ascetical life, compassionate pastoral care and practical charity during times of hardship, especially in Marousi and the wider Attica region.[2][5]
References
- ^ a b c "Αναμένοντας την αγιοκατάταξη του γέροντα Αθανάσιου Χαμακιώτη". Orthodoxia.info (in Greek). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Όσιος Αθανάσιος ο εν Αμαρουσίω και Ροδοπόλει Ασκήσας". Holy Metropolis of Kifisia, Marousi and Oropos (in Greek). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Constantinople canonizes two 20th-century elders". OrthoChristian.com. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Phanar: The acts of canonization of three new Saints will be signed on Monday". Orthodox Times. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Greek Elder Athanasios (Hamakiotis) proposed for canonization". OrthoChristian.com. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
External links
- Holy Metropolis of Kifisia, Marousi and Oropos – Όσιος Αθανάσιος ο εν Αμαρουσίω και Ροδοπόλει Ασκήσας (biographical notice): https://www.imkifissias.gr/index.php/epikairotita/3807-protasis-agiokatatalagaeos-gerontos-athanasiou-xamakiotou
- Orthodoxia.info – Αναμένοντας την αγιοκατάταξη του γέροντα Αθανάσιου Χαμακιώτη: https://orthodoxia.info/news/anamenontas-tin-agiokatataxi-ger/
- OrthoChristian – Constantinople canonizes two 20th-century elders: https://orthochristian.com/157388.html