Saint Philotheos of Kavala

Hand painted icon of Saint Philotheos made in Mount Athos, on natural wood. The icon is delivered in a wooden box.

Saint Philotheos was born in 1526 AD. in Chrysoupoli, Macedonia, near Kavala. At an early age, Turks seized Philotheos and his brother and imprisoned them. The two brothers were found by the intervention of the Most Holy Theotokos in a monastery in Asia Minor. The children's mother became a nun herself and finally met with her children. Later, Philotheos settled on Mount Athos, in the monastery of Dionysios, and then retired to a cave, under the pretext that he was sick and became deaf. Philotheos acquired three disciples and was endowed with the gift of foresight. He died peacefully at the age of 84 and is commemorated every October 21st.