Joseph of Euboea

Venerable Joseph of Euboea was, by the name and title under which the synaxarion knows him, a disciple of Saint Gregory the Sinaite. The sources we have say nothing more of him: his birthplace and year, his place of struggle, the manner of his repose and a day of commemoration are all unknown.

Gregory the Sinaite (about 1255 to 1346) was the great teacher of hesychast prayer, and his disciples carried this rule to Athos, Bulgaria and other parts of the Orthodox world. Joseph, called "the Euboean", that is of Euboea, was among those who received his guidance. His name appears in the lists of the saints of Euboea; no synodal canonization is known.