St. Savvathe New
of Kalymnos · the Hieromonk · of Athos
Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life
“When venerable Savva was in prayer, an incredible fragrance spread around him.”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Birth
1862
Thrace
Death
25 Mar (7 Apr) 1948
Kalymnos, Greece
History
- Translation of relics
- 25 Mar (7 Apr) 1958
Life path
- Monk
- Iconographer
- Church Musician
- Distributed possessions
Undertakings & Callings
- Anchorism
- Asceticism
- Founding a monastery
- Obedience
- Comforting of the poor
- Fasting
- Sleep abstinence
God's Gifts
- Incorrupt relics
Eras
- World War 2
Places
- Mount Athos
- Jerusalem, Holy Land