Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece, January 14, 2025 – Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the glorification of one of the greatest elders of the 20th century and one of the most revered saints of the Orthodox Church today.
On 
Elder Paisios of Mount Athos CanonizedAfter careful study of the reported facts, the Synod unanimously included Schemamonk Paisios the Hagiorite among the ranks of the saints.
“>January 13, 2015, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople resolved to canonize Elder Paisios of Mt. Athos. Today, he is a greatly beloved, universally venerated saint, with 
St. Paisios Church consecrated on Greek island of SantoriniSt. Paisios the Athonite is one of the greatest saints of the 20th century and one of the most beloved saints in the Orthodox Church today.”>churches dedicated to him throughout the Orthodox world.
July 12, 2024, marked the 
St. Paisios festively celebrated on 30th anniversary of his reposeToday, St. Paisios is a greatly beloved, universally venerated saint, with churches dedicated to him throughout the Orthodox world.
“>30th anniversary of his repose. He is buried at the Monastery of St. John the Theologian in Souroti, outside Thessaloniki, which he founded, next to the church named for St. Arsenios the Cappadocian, who baptized the future saint in his infancy.
Every year, thousands of pilgrims fill the monastery on the eve of his feast, coming to venerate his relics throughout the night.
In the video below, the Patriarchal and Synodal Act of canonization of St. Paisios is read out at the monastery in Souroti before the first Festive Patriarchal Vespers in his honor:
