Archimandrite Charalambos (Galanopoulos) of Dionysiou (or Haralambos Dionysiatis, Greek: Χαράλαμπος Διονυσιάτης; 1910 in Russia – 1 January 2001 in Dionysiou Monastery, Mount Athos) was a Greek Orthodox Christian monk who served as the abbot of Dionysiou Monastery from 1979 to 2000.[1]
Charalambos of Dionysiou | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Χαράλαμπος Διονυσιάτης |
| Church | Greek Orthodox Church |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1910 Russia |
| Died | 1 January 2001 Dionysiou Monastery, Mount Athos |
| Buried | Dionysiou Monastery, Mount Athos |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| Residence | Dionysiou Monastery, Mount Athos |
| Parents | Theodosius and Constantina Kazazis |
| Occupation | Abbot and monk |
Early life
editIn 1910, he was born in southern Russia to Pontic Greek parents, namely Leonidas (Λεωνίδας) and Despina (Δέσποινα) Galanopoulos.[2] He and his family moved to Arkadiko, Drama (Αρκαδικό της Δράμας) in 1922. He moved to the Little Saint Anne's Skete at Mount Athos in September 1950, where he became a disciple of Joseph the Hesychast.[3] Later, he moved with Joseph the Hesychast and his disciples to New Skete. When Joseph the Hesychast died in 1959, he remained at New Skete until 1967.[2][4] In 1967, Charalambos and his 12 disciples moved to Bourazeri, near Karyes. By 1979, Charalambos had 20 disciples, among whom was Elder Hilarion of New Skete.[5]
In 1979, he was ordained as the abbot of Dionysiou Monastery, succeeding Archimandrite Gabriel of Dionysiou who had been Abbot of Dionysiou since 1936.[5]
Archimandrite Charalambos died at Dionysiou Monastery on 1 January 2001. His remains were exhumed in 2021.[6]
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Dionysiatis, Joseph (2020). Abbot Haralambos Dionysiatis: The Teacher of Noetic Prayer. Virgin Mary of Australia and Oceania (Oceanitissa). ISBN 1-716-48406-5. OCLC 1227382770.
References
edit- ^ "Abbot Haralambos Dionysiatis - The Teacher of Noetic Prayer". Greekorthodoxbooks. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ a b "Ο μεγάλος διδάσκαλος της νοεράς προσευχής παπά-Χαράλαμπος Διονυσιάτης". Orthodox Times (in Greek). 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ "Ο Παπά-Χαράλαμπος ο Διονυσιάτης με τις 3000 μετάνοιες κάθε βράδυ στο Άγιον Όρος". ΒΗΜΑ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΙΑΣ (in Greek). 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ "Elder Haralambos of Dionysiou". Greek Orthodox Christian Society. 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ a b Dorobantu, Marius (2017-08-28). Hesychasm, the Jesus Prayer and the contemporary spiritual revival of Mount Athos (Master's thesis). Nijmegen: Radboud University. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ "Παπά Χαράλαμπος Διονυσιάτης: «Πεθύμησα το ευλόγησον και το νά' ναι ευλογημένο!»". Πεμπτουσία (in Greek). 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2022-08-28.