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Simeon of Philotheou

Also known as Simeon the Barefoot · Symeon of Philotheou

Tonsured a monk at the age of fifteen at Philotheou Monastery on Mount Athos, he led a life of strict asceticism, going barefoot in his labors.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints