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The story of Saint Paisios, a Saint of our times who touched the whole world of Orthodoxy, begins with his birth in Farasa of Cappadocia, on July 25, 1924. A few days later, he is
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The story of Saint Paisios, a Saint of our times who touched the whole world of Orthodoxy, begins with his birth in Farasa of Cappadocia, on July 25, 1924. A few days later, he is baptized by village priest Saint Arsenios of Cappadocia, who gives him his own name - Arsenios. The birth of Saint Paisios coincides with the uprooting of the Greeks from Cappadocia. Little Arsenios, who took the name of Paisios when he later became a monk, becomes a refugee in the first days of his life. His family, along with all the inhabitants of the Greek villages of Cappadocia, take the road of refuge to Greece. The leader and spiritual guide in this adventure is the Saint Arsenios.
The uprooted from Cappadocia celebrate the Dormition of the Theotokos on August 15th away from their village, with an outdoor service. They arrive in Piraeus on September 14, waiting to
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The uprooted from Cappadocia celebrate the Dormition of the Theotokos on August 15th away from their village, with an outdoor service. They arrive in Piraeus on September 14, waiting to find Greece embrace them, but they encounter many difficulties and problems. The father of the little Arsenios, who is the president of the community, tries with the guidance of Saint Arsenios to keep balance and solve the problems. Saint Arsenios predicts that they will go to an island and that he will repose there in forty days. The next day they are sent to Kerkyra. There they live temporarily in the castle of the city.
As their spiritual father and a holy man of God with spiritual gifts, Saint Arsenios foretold to his community exactly what would happen. Forty days after settling in the castle of
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As their spiritual father and a holy man of God with spiritual gifts, Saint Arsenios foretold to his community exactly what would happen. Forty days after settling in the castle of Kerkyra, Saint Arsenios reposes in the city hospital on November 10, 1924. This event shocks the whole community, because Saint Arsenios was their spiritual father, physician and teacher. He was the man who really preserved the Romaic and Christian soul in the villages of the Farasa region. Countless miracles were performed through him. His repose upsets everything in the community. Tensions, quarrels and disputes begin.
Prodromos Eznepidis, father of Saint Paisios, tries to endure without his spiritual father, but he cannot. He is ready to give up when his wife Eulogia shows her strength and the wisdom
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Prodromos Eznepidis, father of Saint Paisios, tries to endure without his spiritual father, but he cannot. He is ready to give up when his wife Eulogia shows her strength and the wisdom she carries in her soul. She supports him and helps him not to bend.
Nine months after their arrival in Kerkyra, they leave for Plataria of Thesprotia. There, Prodromos faces great difficulties in keeping the villagers together, and so some, feeling frustrated with the government and betrayed, leave to finally find a place to settle. In the summer of the same year, the family of Prodromos Eznepidis, along with 50 other families, finally reach the place where they will take root ... in the land of Epirus, in the land of Konitsa.
After many wanderings and difficulties, the family of Prodromos Eznepidis arrives in Konitsa, Epirus. There, they find people who welcome them with love and help them to start anew.
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After many wanderings and difficulties, the family of Prodromos Eznepidis arrives in Konitsa, Epirus. There, they find people who welcome them with love and help them to start anew. Little Arsenios stutters his first prayers and grows up in a spiritual environment. With her death, grandmother Hatzi-Christina leaves a rich spiritual legacy to her children and grandchildren. At the same time, a new member is added to the family. Christina's birth leads Raphael home again, so that he does not listen to the mother who gives birth and little Amalia learn about the mystery of life and death. Arsenios grows up and encounters as a refugee child the first difficulties with his peers.
Eulogia discerns the spiritual inclination of Arsenios and takes care, from a very early age, to transmit her great faith to him. In addition to prayers, she talks to him about the ego
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Eulogia discerns the spiritual inclination of Arsenios and takes care, from a very early age, to transmit her great faith to him. In addition to prayers, she talks to him about the ego and humility, and how to fight evil thoughts. With her daily bright example, great virtues are slowly built in his childlike soul, which will later be his great support and his spiritual reserve with which he will comfort thousands of people. At the age of 12 he chooses not to go to high school and instead to learn the art of carpentry to help his parents financially. At the age of 16, a cousin sows in his soul doubt about the divinity of Christ. Arsenios takes refuge in the Church of Saint Barbara and, crying, begs Christ to show him a sign that will refute what his cousin told him.
The Eznepidis family is preparing for Amalia's wedding. The Greek-Italian war, however, comes to disrupt these plans and the lives of all Greeks. Raphael and Haralambos go to war and
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The Eznepidis family is preparing for Amalia's wedding. The Greek-Italian war, however, comes to disrupt these plans and the lives of all Greeks. Raphael and Haralambos go to war and Arsenios tries to help his family in the very difficult times. What follows is the German occupation and the great difficulties it brings with it. Following the example of his mother and father, Arsenios tries to help those in need. Liberation is coming but very soon the great plague of Greece begins, the Civil War. Arsenios is called up to join the army. He turns to the Virgin Mary and begs her to help him not to kill anyone. He becomes a specialist as a radio operator and is an example for his fellow-soldiers with his self-denial, great faith and sacrificial love.
Arsenios, at great risk of his life, saves one of his soldiers who was wounded in battle. Everyone admires his courage and tries to understand how he was not hit by the many bullet shots
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Arsenios, at great risk of his life, saves one of his soldiers who was wounded in battle. Everyone admires his courage and tries to understand how he was not hit by the many bullet shots he received in his attempt to transport the wounded soldier. Eulogia receives a great surprise. Arsenios returns home and tells her that he was released from the army. Her joy will not last long, because he announces that he will leave for Mount Athos. She begs him to stay for a while, but Arsenios leaves the next day. His emotion is great when he enters the Garden of the Panagia. He turns to Father Kyrillos, a great spiritual father, who gives him the first advice on monasticism. Shortly afterwards, he receives a letter from his father asking him to return immediately to help him in the fields and to make a dowry for his little sister, Christina. Arsenios is in a big dilemma. He turns to Father Cyril again and asks for his advice.
Arsenios, following the advice of Elder Kyrillos, returns home to help his family cope with their daily struggles and make a dowry for his little sister, Christina. He lives in Konitsa
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Arsenios, following the advice of Elder Kyrillos, returns home to help his family cope with their daily struggles and make a dowry for his little sister, Christina. He lives in Konitsa and works hard for three years. Having fulfilled all the obligations towards his family, he leaves for Mount Athos for good. He goes to the Holy Monastery of Esphigmenou, and under the guidance of Abbot Kallinikos the young novice follows the spiritual life. He is distinguished for his great zeal, his sacrificial love, his humility and the spirit of love he has for all his brothers. In fact, he patiently endures the cruel behavior of a cruel monk. Eventually, he became a lesser-schema monk and took the name Paisios. He says goodbye to his mother by sending her a photo of him and a poem, in which he describes his great desire for the spiritual life, to tell her that from now on his mother will be the Panagia.
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