The humble elder with the gift of insight whom the whole world came to love — from the Kafsokalyvia of Athos to Athens.
Saint of Athos · Mount Athos · Kafsokalyvia
Saint Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia (born Evangelos Bairaktaris) was born in 1906 on Evia and reposed in 1991. He left for Mount Athos as a boy and practised asceticism at Kafsokalyvia, from which he took his name.
He was known for his gift of insight and foresight and for his boundless love and discernment. For years he served as a priest in Athens, where crowds sought his counsel and prayer; many testimonies describe miraculous events from his life.
He was canonised in 2013 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate; his feast is celebrated on 2 December. Together with Saint Paisios, he remains one of the most beloved figures of modern Orthodox monasticism.
An Athonite monk and priest (1906–1991), from Evia, known for his gift of insight. He practised asceticism at Kafsokalyvia on Athos and served for years in Athens.
In 2013 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. His feast is celebrated on 2 December.
After Kafsokalyvia, the skete at the southern tip of Mount Athos where he practised asceticism as a young monk.