Saint Savvas of Kalymnos is the patron saint of the Greek island of Kalymnos, where he lived during the last twenty years of his life as the priest and spiritual father of the nuns of the Convent of All Saints. He was a great ascetic, confessor, icon painter, and miracle-worker.
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Saint Savvas of Kalymnos is the patron saint of the Greek island of Kalymnos, where he lived during the last twenty years of his life as the priest and spiritual father of the nuns of the Convent of All Saints. He was a great ascetic, confessor, icon painter, and miracle-worker. He is one of the recently recognized saints in the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1862 to 1948 · aged 86
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7 languages
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