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Venerable Hierotheus 9/26/2013
He was born in the Peloponnese, in the village called Kalamata. He led an ascetic life in the Monastery of Iviron, on Mount Athos. He was distinguished by his great worldly knowledge and a strict monastic struggle. He paid a great attention to observing the monastic rule of Saint Arsenius: in the course of twenty-four hours, one-hour sleep is sufficient for a monk. He died in peace on the island of Yura, in 1745. His holy relics are miracle working. His head is laid at the Monastery of Iviron. At the touch of the holy relics of the Venerable Hierotheus a woman in Constantinople had her sight restored.
