Venerable Philotheus, founder of Philotheou Monastery, Mount Athos
Venerable Philotheus, founder of Philotheou Monastery, Mount Athos
Venerable
Not mentioned in hagiographic collections. According to the tradition of the Filotheou Monastery, he was one of the disciples of Saint Athanasius of Athos. Initially, he led a hermitic life, and later founded a monastery in honor of the Mother of God, subsequently named after him.