Tag Archives: Elder Paisios

A group of priests has contested the new police identification cards  at the Council of State. The priests’ problem the electronic data chip – RDIP chip – that will contain the usual  personal information, biometric data as well as the national security number (AMKA), blood group and Rhesus type, with …

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A chestnut blessed by Greece’s most profit bringing saint was put on display in Agios Dimitrios Church in the city of Agrinio in Central Greece on July 11th. The chestnut attracted hundreds of faithful Greeks who lined up to see, touch and probably kiss in respect the precious fruit that …

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Faith and passion. And a 300-year-old oak tree risk to collapse. A local man decided to save the tree and turned it into a pilgrimage for Elder Paisios, the ascetic monk of Mount Athos who was canonized two years ago. The rare form of pilgrimage is located in Agia Varvara …

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The legal adventures of satirical Greek blogger “Elder Pastitsios” (Geron Pastitios) are over.  The Three-Member Misdemeanors Court decided to trigger Article 8 of Law 4411/2016, which eliminates criminal liability for misdemeanors and minor offenses that were committed until 03.31.2016 and threatened with imprisonment up to two years. Philippos Loizos, aka …

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The United States of America have been subjects of the prophecies of Elder Paisios, the Saint of Mount Athos, and other Greek orthodox Elders. Their prophecies get a new meaning especially after Donald Trump and his anti-systemic ideas and promises pushed him in the White House. Elder Paisios told a …

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An Athens court sentenced blogger Filippos Loizos to ten months prison suspended for 3 years, after found him guilty of “insulting religion”. The blogger was known as Elder Pastitsios,  who was making fun of the almost mythical monk Elder Paisios. Philippos Loizos, 27, was arrested in September 2012 on charges …

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