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Francis Kottis was born in the island of Paros to George and Maria on February 12, 1897<ref>[http://www.pemptousia.com/2011/12/elder-joseph-the-hesychast-as-a-person-an-account-of-his-deeds/ Pemptousia: Elder Joseph, the Hesychast, as a person: An account of his deeds]</ref> (in other sources: in 1898). In his teens, he went to work in Piraeus. At twenty-three he began to read the lives of the Fathers, a spiritual turning point for him. These lives, particularly those of the strict ascetics, and a dream he had, gave him the desire to enter into [[monasticism]]. He responded to this desire by fasting and praying in the nearby countryside, which was uninhabited, and then going to Mount Athos.
===AthoniteMount Athos===
The future Elder yearned to pray unceasingly, but had great troubles - he could not find a spiritual father, and the indifference of many [[monk]]s towards unceasing prayer.
Elder Joseph reposed on [[August 15]], 1959.
===Canonization===
In October 2019, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople officially recognized Elder Joseph and four other holy monks, Elder Hieronymus of Simonopetra, Elder Daniel and Ephraim of Katounakia, and Elder Sophrony of Essex, as saints of the Holy Orthodox Church.
== Relics ==
*''Monastic Wisdom: The Letters of Elder Joseph the Hesychast'', by Elder Joseph the Hesychast, 1998. Published by St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, Arizona. ISBN 0-9667000-0-7 (HB), ISBN 0-9667000-1-5 (PB)
*''Elder Joseph the Hesychast: Struggles, Experiences, Teachings'', by Elder Joseph, 1999. Published by the Holy [[Vatopedi Monastery (Athos)|Monastery of Vatopaidi]], [[Mount Athos]]. ISBN 960-7735-12-9 (SB).
*[http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/ccp7/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=3MYELDERJOSEPHENG My Elder Joseph the Hesychast], by Elder Ephraim, 2013. Published by St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, Arizona.
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