☦ Eastern Orthodox Christianity: Greek Orthodox Monastic St. Paisios

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Excerpt: Early in his life Saint Paisios gravitated towards the spiritual life, spending hours daily in prayer. During World War II he served in the military as a radio operator. In 1950 he went to Mount Athos, where he remained for most of the rest of his life, growing in spiritual stature through prayer, fasting, and many ascetical practices. In 1979 he moved to his final home, Panagouda Hermitage. Here he received tens of thousands of pilgrims, granting them, by God’s grace, healing, advice, wisdom, and solace. He reposed in the Lord on July 12, 1994.

Saint Paisios is one of the most beloved modern saints in the Orthodox world because he was able to speak to us in contemporary language, using simple analogies that communicated deep spiritual wisdom.

Lessons from Saint Paisios the Athonite • Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco

https://sanfran.goarch.org/news/lessons-from-saint-paisios-the-athonite