A contemporary Serbian ascetic, the holy elder Simeon, founder of the Dajbabe monastery
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This article presents the figure of Archimandrite Simeon Popović (1855-1941), founder of the cave monastery of Dajbabe in Montenegro, a major figure of Serbian asceticism in the first half of the twentieth century. Archpriest Vasilije Ivošević offers a biographical and spiritual account, translated from Serbian, tracing the journey of this monk trained in Kyiv and Paris, who settled into silence and prayer until his death in 1941. The article highlights the characteristic features of his holiness: gifts of clairvoyance, a ministry of hospitality open to Orthodox Christians, Christians of other denominations, and Muslims, as well as literary and iconographic output. His contribution lies in shedding light on a living Serbian ascetic tradition rooted in hesychasm, and in bearing witness to an Orthodox spirituality with an ecumenical and peacemaking vocation.
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