Venerable
Bessarion of Grigoriou
of Grigoriou Monastery
An abbot of Grigoriou Monastery, who reposed in 1974; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Reposed
- 197420th century
- Place
- Grigoriou, Mount Athos
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Bessarion of Grigoriou, a venerable monk, was abbot of the Grigoriou Monastery on the Holy Mountain and reposed in the year 1974. Father Moses the Athonite counts him among the abbots who cooperated successfully, with Seraphim of St Paul's and Gabriel of Dionysiou, in the common affairs of the Holy Mountain. He was the successor of the abbot Athanasios. He is honoured by the faithful, without synodal canonization. Our sources give no further details of his life.