Venerable (Monastic) · 14th century
Venerable Gregory of Sinai
Also known as Gregory the Sinaite
A monk of Sinai, Athos, and the Balkans who, in an age when the inner prayer was nearly forgotten, kindled it anew, teaching the watchfulness of the heart and the prayer of Jesus to a host of disciples across the Orthodox lands.
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Notes
A chief teacher of hesychast prayer.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints