08 — Repose and Glorification

The end and the crowning of St. Ephraim’s life: his repose at Katounakia on 27 February 1998, and his formal glorification by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on 9 March 2020 — in the very same synodal act that glorified his master St. Joseph the Hesychast and St. Daniel of Katounakia.

Tradition: Greek Orthodox / Athonite

This section covers St. Ephraim’s death and the Church’s recognition of him. The first file treats his final illness, his repose in 1998, and his feast on 27 February; the second treats the March 2020 glorification, its precise scope, its precursor in the October 2019 announcement, and what a glorification does and does not claim.

Files

File Description
The Repose, 1998 The stroke of 1996; his repose on 27 February 1998 at Katounakia; the feast on 27 February; the first post-glorification feast at his home village.
The Glorification, 2020 The synodal act of 9 March 2020, glorifying Ephraim with Joseph and Daniel; the October 2019 announcement; the precise scope; what the glorification claims.

See Also