Venerable
Germanus of Kosinitsa
Founder of Eikosiphoinissa Monastery
A holy monk, founder of the monastery of Eikosiphoinissa on Mount Pangaion near Drama.
- Feast
- November 22old style December 5
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Germanus of Kosinitsa, a holy monk, is remembered as the founder of the holy monastery of Eikosiphoinissa on Mount Pangaion near Drama in Macedonia. According to a note in the Greek synaxarion, he lived around the year 880. No other details of his life are known.
He is commemorated on 22 November. The monastery of Eikosiphoinissa has remained linked with his name.
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