Saint Paisius Velichkovsky or Wieliczkowski (Paisie de la Neamt in Romanian; ?????? ???????????? in Russian; ?????? ????????????? in Ukrainian; 20 December 1722 – 15 November 1794) was an Eastern Orthodox monk and theologian who helped spread staretsdom or the concept of the spiritual elder to the Slavic world.
He is a pivotal figure in Orthodox Church history.