Testimony of a Nun Who Knew Saint Hieronymos of Simonopetra

Abbess Taxiarchia writes:

I have known the Elder [Hieronymos of Simonopetra] since 1934 when I was still a child. He always welcomed us with affection. He was tireless to give us the spiritual fruits of his love.

I had never told him that I would become a nun, because I had not yet thought about it on the one hand, and on the other hand I had a big war going on at home. I was not even allowed to go to church.

Many times I went secretly to both the Elder and the church.

"I Kissed the Living Hand of the Lord!" (St. Hieronymos of Simonopetra)

One of Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra's spiritual children wrote the following in a notebook of his memoirs:

A family, refugees from Russia, condemned by the regime there, fled to Greece and settled in Nea Ionia. One day the father of the family fell ill with a high fever.

Reflecting on his poverty, he asked the Panagia, whose icon he had brought with him from Russia, to help him get well so that he could work and support his family.

He Visited Saint Hieronymos of Simonopetra Needing a Cane to Walk and then Left Without Needing It

By Monk Moses the Athonite

Haralambos Bogakos, who lived at Penteli, suffered much with his legs, and as swollen as he was he was unable to walk at all.

He said to his wife:

"I will take a car and go to Athens, to the Elder, so he can read a prayer for me."

She had objections, for how would he go, since he couldn't even move.

Synaxarion of Saint Hieronymos of Simonopetra

By Metropolital Joel of Edessa

Synaxarion

On the 9th of this month (May), we commemorate our Venerable Father Hieronymos of Simonopetra, who reposed in Athens on the 6th of January, and as this day is the glorious feast of Theophany, his feast is transferred to this day [the translation of his Holy Relics].

Verses

O Hieronymos, remember all of those,
Who praise your memory in hymns.

Saint Hieronymos of Simonopetra Resource Page

St. Hieronymos of Simonopetra (Feast Day - May 9)

Verses

O Hieronymos, remember all of those,
Who praise your memory in hymns.

Synaxarion of Saint Hieronymos of Simonopetra

Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra (1871-1957) - Part 1 of 3

Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra (1871-1957) - Part 2 of 3

Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra (1871-1957) - Part 3 of 3

He Visited Saint Hieronymos of Simonopetra Needing a Cane to Walk and then Left Without Needing It

 

"I Kissed the Living Hand of the Lord!" (St. Hieronymos of Simonopetra)

 

Saint Hieronymos of Simonopetra and the Miraculous Left Hand of Saint Mary Magdalene

 

Testimony of a Nun Who Knew Saint Hieronymos of Simonopetra

 

Saint Hieronymos of Simonopetra and the Freemason, the Jehovah's Witness, the Evangelical, the Arrogant Intellectual and the Lawyer

Ecumenical Patriarch Announces the Canonization of Four 20th Century Athonite Elders

Elder Sophrony of Essex and Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra Officially Canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate

Saint Hieronymos of Simonopetra Celebrated for the First Time in His Own Monastery

Saint Hieronymos of Simonopetra Celebrated for the First Time in His Own Monastery

When the Ecumenical Patriarchate announced the official canonization of Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra on November 27th, with a feast day established for May 9th, Simonopetra Monastery celebrated the announcement and venerated their spiritual father of many years with great honors. The Saint entered this monastery when he was 17 years old and lived there for 43 years, serving as abbot from 1920-1931. He was then exiled to the Monastery of the Ascension in the town of Vyronas southeast of Athens, at the foot of Mount Hymettus, which is a dependency of the Simonopetra Monastery, where he reposed on January 6, 1957.

Elder Sophrony of Essex and Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra Officially Canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate

On Wednesday 27 November 2019 the Ecumenical Patriarchate officially canonized Elder Sophrony of Essex and Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra, adding them to the list of saints, following a promise made by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his visit to Mount Athos in October 2019.

For more about St. Sophrony:

Elder Sophrony (Sakharov) of Essex (+ 1993)

For more about St. Hieronymos:

Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra (1871-1957) - Part 1 of 3

Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra (1871-1957) - Part 2 of 3

Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra (1871-1957) - Part 3 of 3

Elder Hieronymos of Simonopetra (1871-1957) - Part 3 of 3

...continued from part two.

The Spiritual Gifts of Elder Hieronymos

His discernment and humility was covered also by the gift of foresight and clairvoyancy of souls and the future. This was the result of his great love for God and the illumination he received from Him. He knew the secret depths of the human soul. He saw the entire human being. What he asked for most of those who went to confession to him was a sense of their sinfulness and humility. Full of love for suffering human nature he truly saved the souls he received, those who showed him their sores and pain. His wondrous stole, repentance, the fiery prayer of the God-bearing father for divine mercy and forgiveness, gave meaning to people's lives and opened paradisaical paths. He expressed himself not so much with terminology but with simple words. His illumined pure thoughts knew how to strengthen, bring joy and save. To all those who approached him he was a symbol of a wise spiritual father.