Gregory Palamas
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Gregory Palamas was a Byzantine Greek theologian and Eastern Orthodox cleric of the late Byzantine period. A monk of Mount Athos and later archbishop of Thessalonica, he is famous for his defense of h
15th-century icon of Palamas
Church of St. Gregory Palamas housing his relics, in Thessaloniki (architect: Ernst Ziller)
Interior of the Church of St. Gregory Palamas in Thessaloniki
The reliquary of St. Gregory Palamas
Hesychasm
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Hesychasm is a contemplative monastic tradition in the Eastern Christian traditions of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches in which stillness is sought through uninterrupted Jesu
Gregory Palamas
…Orthodox cleric of the late Byzantine period. A monk of Mount Athos (modern Greece) and later archbishop of Thessalonica, he is famous for his defense of hesychast spirituality, the uncreated character of the light of the Transfiguration, and the distinction between God's essence and energies (i.e., the divine…
Gregory Palamas
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB
Unknown painter Transfiguration of Christ WGA23487
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2240 x 3109 pixels 2.5 MB