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Venerable (Monastic) · 13th century

Venerable Damian of Esphigmenou of Mount Athos

A hesychast of the Esphigmenou Monastery on Mount Athos who labored in stillness; a sweet fragrance is said to have issued from his grave after his repose about the year 1280.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints