Athanasius the Athonite
Athanasios of Athos | |
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Fresco of St. Athanasios the Athonite in Protaton, Athos, Greece | |
| Born | c. 920 Trebizond, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Trabzon, Turkey) |
| Died | c. 1003 Mount Athos, Greece |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Great Lavra Monastery, Mount Athos |
| Feast | 5 July |
Athanasius the Athonite (Greek: Ἀθανάσιος ὁ Ἀθωνίτης; c. 920 – c. 1003), was a Byzantine monk who is considered the founder of the monastic community on the peninsula of Mount Athos, which has since evolved into the greatest centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism.