Saint Paul of Xeropotamou
9th-10th century Byzantine ascetic
Feast: 28 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Paul of Xeropotamou (Ancient Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Ξηροποταμινός) was a Byzantine ascetic, lived between the 9th and the 10th century on Mount Athos, where he also restored and founded monasteries. He is commemorated in the Orthodox Church and his feast day is on 28 July.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Ignatius of Constantinople Saint Brother or sister
- Wikidata Q29106764 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Paul of Xeropotamou (CC BY-SA)
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