07 — Repose and Relics
The death of St. Iakovos Tsalikis at his monastery on 21 November 1991 — the feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos — and the veneration that followed: his relics, kept at the Monastery of St. David, and the posthumous miracles reported through his intercession, attestation-pinned per the repository methodology. These two files treat his repose and the cult that grew immediately around his tomb.
Tradition: Greek Orthodox (20th-c. elder; glorified 2017)
The end of Iakovos’s life came, fittingly for so liturgical a saint, on one of the great feasts of the Church year. His veneration was immediate: the man to whom thousands had come in life was sought at his tomb in death, and the reported miracles multiplied — the testimony that, within a generation, carried him to formal glorification. This section treats the repose and the relics, applying to the posthumous miracle accounts the same attestation-pinning the collection uses throughout.
Files in This Section
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| Repose (1991) | The elder’s death at the Monastery of St. David on 21 November 1991, the feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple; the circumstances of his last illness and the significance of the day. |
| The Relics and Reported Miracles | The relics of Iakovos kept at the monastery; the immediate cult; and the posthumous miracles reported through his intercession — some hundreds documented — reported as attested testimony, with named witnesses, per §3.5. |
See Also
- Glorification (2017) — the formal recognition that the cult and miracles prepared
- The Sources for His Life — the named witnesses behind the miracle accounts
- Orthodoxy: The Great Feasts — the Entrance of the Theotokos, the feast of his repose
- St. the Theotokos — the Mother of God, on whose feast Iakovos died
References
- Bousias, Haralambos M. “Elder Iakovos Tsalikes, the Long-Range Star of Evia.” Trans. John Sanidopoulos. johnsanidopoulos.com, 20 November 2014.
- The Garden of the Holy Spirit: Saint Iakovos of Evia. Monastery of Venerable David the Elder, Rovies, Evia.
- “On Elder Iakovos (Tsalikis) of Evia: ‘And You, My Child, Will Become Holy.’” OrthoChristian.com, orthochristian.com/109373.html.