Elder Paisios of Mt. Athos entered the registry of the Saints of the Orthodox Church
15 January 2015
The Holy and Sacred Synod convened today, Tuesday, January 13, 2015, with His All-Holiness presiding for its regular monthly meeting, for the purpose of examining various items on its agenda.
During this session, the Holy and Sacred Synod: a) unanimously accepted the proposal of the Canonical Committee to incorporate the monk Paisios of Mt. Athos into the registry of the Saints of the Orthodox Church; and b) at the proposal of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, unanimously elected Archimandrite Irenaios Avramides of the Metropolis of France as its new Auxiliary Bishop to serve under His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France with the title Bishop of Rhegion.
At the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the 13th of January, 2015
From the Chief Secretariat of the Holy and Sacred Synod
The Miraculous Last Outpost of the Roman Empire
1 August 2016
This summer ten Norwegians were granted an audience at The Holy Mountain, the last remaining part of the Roman Empire. The monks who live here tell stories of miracles and wonders ...
Idyllic Paths on the Holy Mountain Sketes, hermitages and monasteries on the west coast of Athos
25 July 2016
Monastery of Grigoriou
Spouts and water from the mountain, occasional springs here and there. Faucets and water at the entrance to the monasteries, cooling passers-by and visitor...
Monk Efraim Lavriotis (1926-25 June,1999)
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Monk Efraim Lavriotis carrying the icon of the Mother of God the Dread Protection (photo. Monk Païsios Karyotis)
Emmanouïl Fotios Passalis, this kind, very simple, very humble ma...
Monk Christodoulos, Katounakiotis (1894 – 23 April 1982)
16 May 2016
The late Elder Christodoulos Katounakiotis (right), with his exceptional disciple, Monk Kallinikos
He was born in Lamia in 1894 and his name then was Christos Kontonikolos. When ...
The great veneration for the Mother of God among the monks of the Holy Mountain Athos
13 May 2016
Now, let me tell you about Elder Konstantios Ayiopavlitis, who, because of his great veneration for the Most Holy Mother of God, was also found worthy to see her, in the following ...
An Easter Custom at Kavsokalyvia
13 May 2016
Simplicity and love are the characteristic features of Kavsokalyvia. On this is based a wonderful Easter custom: every Easter, the Fathers form groups and go round the houses in or...
Fathers from the Monastery of Saint Paul who have been found worthy to see Our Most Holy Lady here on earth
4 May 2016
Your Eminence Ioustinos, Metropolitan of this God-preserved see,
Venerable Fathers, and my beloved children,
I would like to begin by saying that I’m not used to speaking at such...
The Holy Monastery of Zygos, in Athos
24 August 2015
The ruins of the former Hagiorite Monastery of Zygos are situated in the area of Ouranoupolis, almost forty meters outside the boundary with the Holy Mountain.
The area named Zy...
The Monastic Life: The way of perfection
27 April 2015
Prof. Georgios Mantzaridis
With the advent of monasticism, a special way of life appeared in the Church, which however did not proclaim a new morality. The Church does not have ...
Elder Paisios of Mt. Athos entered the registry of the Saints of the Orthodox Church
15 January 2015
The Holy and Sacred Synod convened today, Tuesday, January 13, 2015, with His All-Holiness presiding for its regular monthly meeting, for the purpose of examining various items o...
