This volume has two foci: introducing a general history of Italo-Greek monasticism and honing in on its most typical representative, St Neilos. Part I is a thorough, primary-source, inter-disciplinary and critical examination of the history, theology, asceticism, hagiography and cultural-artistic traditions of Italo-Greek monasticism from the tenth century to the time of Cardinal Bessarion. The contributions exploring the hagiographical texts of the vitae of the Italo-Greek saints analyze aspects of the medieval way of life in southern Italy during this period. Part II is a rigorous,...