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Saint Athanasios Hamakiotis: A Modern Sainttranslated

August 17, 2026 · 1 min read

Today, August 17, our Church celebrates the memory of Saint Athanasios of Hamakiotis. The Holy and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Throne of Constantinople, under the presidency of the Ecumenical Patriarch, Mr. Bartholomew, during the Session of November 16, 2023, decided the classification in the Hagiologium of the Orthodox Church of the Hieromonk Athanasios (Hamakiotou), founder of the Holy Hermitage of Panagia Faneromenis in Rodopolis, Attica and vicar for many years of the historic Holy Church of Panagia Neranziotsis Amarousi.

The Metropolitan of Kifissia, Mr. Kyrillos, speaks to the journalist Dimitris Stroumbakos, moved about the life of Saint Athanasios Hamakiotis (1891-1967), about the miraculous events before and after his sleep, as well as about the shocking moments of the collection of his remains in the Hermitage of Panagia Faneromeni in Rodopoli, Attica.

See the entire 1st part of the special here: www.pemptousia.tv

See the entire 2nd part of the tribute here: www.pemptousia.tv

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Sarah Campbell

I didn't know about St Athanasios until today. It's amazing that his relics were uncovered at the Faneromeni monastery in Rodopoli – the Metropolitan's description of those moments really stuck with me. Looking forward to watching the second part of the interview tonight.

Ольга Мельник

Thank you for this material. I was touched by how Metropolitan Kirill recalls the moments of the opening of the relics in Phaneromen in Rhodopol - you can imagine how it was for everyone present. I will definitely watch both parts of the interview in the evening, because I have never heard of such a modern saint.