Vissarion of the Agathonos
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Vissarion of the Agathonos | |
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| St. Vissarion of the Agathonos | |
| Born | Andreas Korkoliakos 1908 Petalidi, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece |
| Residence | Agathonos Monastery, Greece |
| Died | 22 January 1991 (aged 82–83) Hospital "Sotiria", Athens, Greece |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 14 June 2022 by Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| Major shrine | Agathonos Monastery, Phthiotis, Central Greece (region) |
| Feast | January 22 |
Tradition or genre | Degrees of Eastern Orthodox monasticism |
Vissarion of the Agathonos (Greek: Άγιος Βησσαρίων ο Αγαθωνίτης), secular name: Andreas Korkoliakos (Greek: Ανδρέας Κορκολιάκος; 1908–22 January 1991), was a Greek Orthodox monk and Saint of the Agathonos Monastery, close to Lamia, Central Greece. He became a monk in his teen years and was regarded by those who knew him as an especially good-hearted cleric with humanitarian spirit.
Venerable Elder Vissarion was canonized on 14 June 2022 by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the church commemorates his feast day on January 22.