Elder Nikiforos

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:activeYears 20th century
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mount_Athos
gptkb:The_Philokalia
gptkb:Holy_Monastery_of_Esphigmenou
The Holy Mountain
The Athonite tradition
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Greece
gptkbp:birthYear 1900
gptkbp:celebratedIn Feast days
gptkbp:contributedTo Orthodox_Christian_thought
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Contemplative prayer
Guidance for future generations
Orthodox_monasticism
Orthodox_Christians_worldwide
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Mount_Athos
gptkbp:deathYear 1980
gptkbp:famousFor Prayer and asceticism
gptkbp:followedBy Monks and laypeople
gptkbp:founded Monastic_communities
gptkbp:hasTheme Many monks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elder Nikiforos
gptkbp:influence Orthodox_Christian_spirituality
gptkbp:influenced Contemporary theologians
Spiritual_leaders
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Elder_Joseph_the_Hesychast
Many generations
The Desert Fathers
Byzantine_spirituality
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern_Orthodox_monasticism
gptkbp:inspiration Spiritual literature
Spiritual_seekers
gptkbp:isPromotedBy The practice of confession
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Elder_Nikiforos_of_Mount_Athos
Spiritual guidance
Silence and solitude
The love of God
Community life among monks
Humility and love
The virtues of patience and love.
Spiritual_retreats
gptkbp:language Greek
gptkbp:legacy Spiritual_writings_and_teachings
gptkbp:mentor Elder Paisios
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:The_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:taught The importance of prayer
The Jesus Prayer
Spiritual_discipline
gptkbp:title Elder
gptkbp:traditions gptkb:Mount_Athos
Hesychasm
gptkbp:training Asceticism
gptkbp:wrote Spiritual_teachings