Venerable
Savvas the Vimataris
of Vatopedi Monastery
Sacristan of Vatopedi, linked with the miracle of the Vimatarissa icon of the Theotokos; commemorated on Bright Tuesday; venerated locally.
- Era
- 10th century
- Place
- Vatopedi, Mount Athos
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Savvas the Vimataris, a venerable monk, was the sacristan (vimataris) of the Vatopaidi Monastery on the Holy Mountain, in the tenth century. He is linked with the miracle of the icon of the Mother of God Vimatarissa. Vatopaidi remembers him on Bright Tuesday, at the feast of the icon, when a litany is held with the icon. He is honoured locally, at Vatopaidi, without synodal canonization. Our sources give no details of his life.