Fairly or not, the times in which we live have been criticized for many reasons. And yet, difficult though they certainly are, they’ve concealed treasures, engendered small and great saints. Apart from those officially recognized, there have also been hidden saints throughout the twentieth century. Blessed Methodia, from Kimolos (+1908); Saint John, from Kronstadt, (+1908); Bishop Efthymios of Zela (+1921); Bishop Prokopios of Iconium (+1922); Bishop Grigorios of Cydoniae (+1922); Bishop Amvrosios of Moschonisia (+1922); Bishop Chrystostomos of Smyrna (+1922); blessed Anatoly the Younger, the wonderful starets of the Monastery of Optina (+1922); and a host of blessed and new martyrs in Russia, Georgia, Estonia, Poland and other parts of Europe, Asia and America. Also in the twentieth century we have saints: ...
