Venerable (Monastic) · 19th century
Meletios of Lardos
Also known as Meletios of Ypseni · Saint Meletios the Younger · Emmanuel
A shepherd of Lardos on Rhodes who withdrew into the wilderness in prayer and, after a vision of the Mother of God, restored the monastery of Panagia Ypseni, where he was ordained priest and served as abbot. Renowned for his silence and asceticism, he reposed in the early nineteenth century.
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Baptized Emmanuel; born in Lardos, Rhodes, in the late 18th century under Ottoman rule; reposed early 19th century. Glorified by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2013, in the same act that recognized St Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia.
Sources: John Sanidopoulos (Mystagogy), 'Saint Meletios of Lardos, Founder of Ypseni Monastery'; Pemptousia; Ecumenical Patriarchate glorification (2013)