St. Nicodemus the Hagiorite or
St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain (; 1749 – July 14, 1809) is a saint of the
Eastern Orthodox Church. He was an
ascetic monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher. His life's work was a revival of traditional Christian practices and patristic literature. He wrote ascetic prayer literature and influenced the rediscovery of
Hesychasm, a method of contemplative prayer from the
Byzantine period. He is most famous for his work with St.
Macarius of Corinth on the anthology of monastic spiritual writings known as
The Philokalia. He was
canonized by the
Ecumenical Patriarch of
Constantinople in 1955.