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also called Euthymios of Thessalonike, saint; baptismal name Niketas; born village of Opso, Galatia 823/4
- 1 2 "St. Euthymius the Younger — Saints & Angels". Catholic Online. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ Greenfield, Richard P. H.; Talbot, Alice-Mary Maffry (2016). Holy Men of Mount Athos. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Vol. 40. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-08876-4.