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Venerable (Monastic) · 15th century

Venerable Joasaph of Meteora

Also known as John Uros · Joasaph the Former King

Of Serbian royal descent (John Uros), he renounced his throne to become a monk and, with St Athanasios, co-founded the Great Meteoron monastery in Thessaly (reposed c. 1423).

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Notes

Feast Apr 20 (and Dec 28). Co-founder with St Athanasios of Meteora (OS-1034).

Sources: GOARCH calendar; OCA / J. Sanidopoulos cross-check