Joseph the Hesychast was a Greek Orthodox monk and elder who led a small group of monks at Mount Athos. He was canonized as a saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 2020. His feast
Portrait of Saint Joseph the Hesychast
Joseph the Hesychast as a young monk
The hut or cell of Joseph the Hesychast near Little St. Anne's Skete
Icon of Saint Joseph in an Orthodox parish in the United States
The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece. The monastery was expanded several times during its history, particularly during the Byzantine period
External view of the monastery
The Holy Trinity, fresco on the ceiling of the entrance (πρόστωον) of the katholikon at Vatopedi.