Elia Citterio

This article examines the reception of Symeon the New Theologian in the work of Nikodemos the Hagiorite, an Athonite monk of the eighteenth century and central figure of the Philokalic movement. The study analyzes the way in which Nikodemos read, edited and transmitted the writings of Symeon, thereby contributing to shaping the image of this Byzantine theologian in the modern Orthodox spiritual tradition. The author shows that Nikodemos's reading of Symeon is not neutral: it is part of a precise theological and ascetic project, that of Hesychast renewal and the promotion of interior prayer. The contribution of this article lies in the light it sheds on the mechanisms of transmission and interpretation of patristic sources within the Orthodox tradition, revealing how a medieval author can be reread and reappropriated according to the spiritual concerns of a later period.