Gift of Clairvoyance
The defining trait recorded of Leontius is the gift of clairvoyance and prophecy, which the tradition attributes to his deep faith and ascetic labors. It is from this that his common epithet, Leontius the Clairvoyant, derives.
Venerable (Monastic)16th century
Venerable Leontius the Hagiorite
d. 1605
Also known as Leontius of Mount Athos · Leontius the Clairvoyant
A monk of the Dionysiou monastery on Mount Athos who in sixty years never once left its walls, and was granted the gift of foreseeing things to come.
June 18New Calendar
Feast Day
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Commemorated as
Our Venerable Father Leontius the Clairvoyant of the Monastery of Dionysiou on Mount Athos
Life
Leontius the Hagiorite, also known as Leontius the Clairvoyant, was a monastic of the Peloponnese who passed the greater part of his life at the Monastery of Dionysiou on Mount Athos. According to the synaxarion he was a native of Argos in the Peloponnese, and the tradition surrounding him centers on a remarkable monastic stability: across some sixty years at Dionysiou he is said never once to have stepped beyond the monastery's walls.
He is venerated as a wonderworker for the gift of clairvoyance and prophecy attributed to him, and is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on June 18. He is distinct from the saint named Leontius of the Kiev Caves, who is remembered on the same day.
Troparion1 hymnReadHide
By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile,
and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance.
By the radiance of miracles you illumined the whole universe!
O our holy father Leontius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
Timeline3 momentsReadHide
- 16th centuryNative of ArgosBy the account of the synaxarion, Leontius was born in Peloponnesian Argos.
- Monastic lifeSixty years at DionysiouHe entered the Monastery of Dionysiou on Mount Athos and labored there for a long period. Tradition holds that across sixty years he never once left the monastery grounds.
- March 16, 1605ReposeHe reposed at the age of 85.
Contributions & Legacy
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Relics & Shrines
After his repose, the synaxarion relates that his holy relics were glorified by a flow of healing myrrh.
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Saints connected to his life, mission, and place in Orthodox tradition.
A fellow monk of Dionysiou on the Holy Mountain.
Saint Josephof Dionysiou
The founder of the Dionysiou monastery where he lived.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints