Venerable Joasaph of Meteora, a prince who left his throne for the monastic life.
Joasaph was born John Uros, son of the Serbian ruler of Thessaly, and inherited his father's throne while young. Renouncing worldly power, he went up to Meteora and became a disciple of Saint Athanasios, who named him his successor.
He enlarged the Great Meteoron and guided its brotherhood, reposing in peace in the early fifteenth century.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Joasaph of Meteora is commemorated on April 20. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on May 3 of the civil calendar.
Also commemorated on April 20
Zacchaeus the Apostle
Apostle, Ζακχαίος ο Απόστολος
Holy Apostle Zacchaeus, the tax collector of Jericho who received the Lord in his house.
Athanasios of Meteora
Venerable, Αθανάσιος ο Μετεωρίτης
Venerable Athanasios, founder of the Great Meteoron monastery on the rocks of Thessaly.
Martyrs of Nicomedia converted by Saint George
Martyr, Βίκτωρ, Ζωτικός, Ακίνδυνος, Καισάριος, Σεβηριανός, Χριστόφορος, Θεωνάς και Αντωνίνος
Holy Martyrs Victor, Zoticus, Acindynus, Caesarius, Severian, Christopher, Theonas and Antoninus of Nicomedia.
John of the Old Lavra
Venerable, Ιωάννης ο Παλαιολαυρίτης
Venerable John of the Old Lavra of Saint Chariton in Palestine.
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