Neophytos Kausokalybites (1713-1784?) kai to "Kinema ton kollybadon"

Leonidas Bargeliotis (Athens) presents the essay "The Neofit Kafsokalivit (1713-1784?) And the movement of the collovads." As you know, this movement arose among the monks of Mount Athos who stood up for the protection of church customs and against those members of the "brethren" who wanted to earn money by selling their goods on the Saturday market and increasing the number of memorial services paid for by parishioners, agreeing to spend them on Sunday and holiday days. The neophyte was one of the protagonists of this movement, and to evaluate his role, the author of this article (1) gives an outline of the philosophical and theological conflicts of that time, (2) explores the religious rhetoric that accompanies the conviction of the monk Neophyte and his stubborn self-defense, and (3) shows the importance permanent relocations of the Neophyte for wide dissemination of the discussion in the Balkans and beyond.