Saint Paisios the Athonite Resource Page

St. Paisios the Athonite (Feast Day - July 12)

Verses

Paisios, the tree of Mount Athos,

You were shown to be full of fruit, most-venerable one.

On the twelfth Paisios reposed.

 

Life 

 

Synaxarion of Saint Paisios the Athonite 

 

Concerning the Book "Elder Paisios of Mount Athos" by Hieromonk Isaac (1 of 3) 

 

Concerning the Book "Elder Paisios of Mount Athos" by Hieromonk Isaac (2 of 3) 

 

Concerning the Book "Elder Paisios of Mount Athos" by Hieromonk Isaac (3 of 3)

 
How the Books About Saint Paisios the Athonite From Souroti Were Written 

 

Little Known Incidents from the Life of Saint Paisios the Athonite in Konitsa   

 

The Baptismal Font of Elder Paisios the Athonite

 

A Tour of the Childhood Home of St. Paisios the Athonite by his Niece (video) 

 

The Siblings of Elder Paisios (photos) 

  

A Poem Elder Paisios Wrote For His Mother

  

Photograph of Saint Paisios the Athonite's Father, Prodromos Enzepides

  

The Chapel of Saint Barbara in Konitsa and Elder Paisios 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite and Some of His Military Hardships

 

Panagia Stomiou Monastery in Konitsa and Elder Paisios 

 

Cats, Mice and Saint Paisios 

 

Saint Paisios and the Hermitage of Saints Galakteon and Episteme at Sinai

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite at Saint Katherine Monastery in Sinai (Documentary) 

 

The First Monastic Cell of Saint Paisios the Athonite at Iveron Monastery

Papa Nikodemos: Spiritual Father of Elder Paisios 

 

The Cell of the Honorable Cross of Papa Tychon and Elder Paisios 

 

Christmas With Papa Tychon 

 

A Unique Photo of St. Paisios the Athonite with the Russian Elder Papa Tychon 

 

The Prayer of Golgotha (Papa-Tychon the Athonite) 

 

The Last Days of Elder Tychon the Athonite: A Blessed Repose 

 

How Elder Paisios and Elder Polycarpos Met and Established Souroti Monastery 

 

Olet, the Beloved Bird of Elder Paisios 

 

A Wondrous Event In The Life of Elder Paisios 

 

The Appearance of the Panagia to Saint Paisios the Athonite on February 21, 1985

 

Popular Edited Photos of Saint Paisios with their Originals 

 

When Saint Paisios Evangelized Muslims in Pomakochoria in May of 1989 

 

The Forty Day Fast of Saint Paisios the Athonite for the World 

 

The Experience of Saint Paisios the Athonite With the Uncreated Light

The Note Saint Paisios the Athonite Would Leave Outside His Door When He Was Sick and Unable To See Visitors

 

The Last Pascha of Elder Paisios in 1994 

 

Elder Paisios' Last Day At the Hospital 

 

Rare Photo of the Reposed St. Paisios the Athonite 

 

Raphael Eznepidis, Brother of Elder Paisios, Has Reposed in the Lord 

 

 

Films, Recordings and Documentaries 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite Chants the Paschal Hymn "Christ is Risen"

 

Elder Paisios Film Draws Crowds in Russia (video) 

 

Elder Paisios - A Saint of Our Times (video) 

 

New Documentary On Elder Paisios the Athonite 

 

Documentary: The Way To Elder Paisios 

 

A Recording of St. Paisios the Athonite Chanting the Prayer of Jesus 

 

An Audio Lecture of Elder Paisios the Athonite (video)

A Recording of Elder Paisios (video)

 

"On the Personalities of Contemporary Charismatic Elders" (Metr. Athanasios of Limassol)

 

Television Series on the Life of Saint Paisios the Athonite Begins Filming

  

Trailer for the Television Series on the Life of Saint Paisios the Athonite 

 

"Saint Paisios - From Farasa to Heaven" (Links to the Nine Episodes of the First Season)

 

Season One of the Greek Television Series on the Life of Saint Paisios the Athonite Now in English; Updates on Season Two

 

Greek Television Series on the Life of Saint Paisios (Episodes 1 - 3)

 

Greek Television Series on the Life of Saint Paisios (Episode 4)

 

Greek Television Series on the Life of Saint Paisios (Episodes 5 and 6)

 

Greek Television Series on the Life of Saint Paisios (Episode 7)

 

Greek Television Series on the Life of Saint Paisios (Episode 8)

 

Greek Television Series on the Life of Saint Paisios (Episode 9)

 

 

Spiritual Counsels 

 

A Prayer of Saint Paisios the Athonite

Elder Paisios on Finding the Way Leading to Jesus Christ 

 

Instructions to Get the Heart Receptive to Orthodoxy 

 

The Recipe of Salvation According to Elder Paisios 

 

Elder Paisios on Philotimo and Leventia 

 

The Parable of the Hound and the Hare (St. Paisios the Athonite)

 

Like the Prodigal Son, We Must Come to our Senses (St. Paisios the Athonite) 

 

The Prodigal Wife and the Faithful Husband (St. Paisios the Athonite) 

 

"Friends Are Very Influential on Children" (St. Paisios the Athonite)

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite Answers Various Objections of Those Who Prefer to Pray at Home Rather Than Go to Church

 

Elder Paisios: Prayer Gives the Soul Security 

 

Believe In God, Not Yourself 

 

Evil and Inquiring Into God's Justice (Elder Paisios the Athonite) 

 

The Shocking Advice of Saint Paisios the Athonite to a Physician 

 

Elder Paisios and the Aroma of Reverence 

 

Stories on the Value of Simplicity by Elder Paisios the Athonite 

 

Hieromonk Anthimos the Fool for Christ (1 of 2) 

 

Hieromonk Anthimos the Fool for Christ (2 of 2) 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite On How Abraham Used His Mind Properly 

 

"I Kiss His Name Many Times": Saint Paisios the Athonite's Reverence for Righteous Phinehas

 

Elder Paisios: Ease of Life and Christianity Do Not Go Together 

 

Elder Paisios: "Compassion Harms the Unrepentant" 

 

Elder Paisios: Judgmentalism and the Spiritual Life Don't Go Together 

 

How A Christian Can Live in Society Without Being Scandalized 

 

Elder Paisios: The Wrongly Accused Are the Most Beloved Children of God 

 

The One Who Wrongs Us Is Our Benefactor (St. Paisios the Athonite) 

 

It Is Better To Bear Five Crosses Than One 

 

An Incident That Greatly Troubled Saint Paisios the Athonite 

 

"Saint Panteleimon Took the Hit" - St. Paisios the Athonite 

 

Saint Paisios on Praying for the Departed and Memorials 

 

The Best Memorial For the Deceased 

 

What Saint Paisios the Athonite Said About the Prophet Elijah 

 

The Reception of Elijah and Enoch in the End Times and False Prophets

 

Life and Sayings of the Holy Abba Alonios 

 

Elder Paisios: Never Say "They Will Answer to God" 

 

Elder Paisios: On Forced and False Repentance 

 

The Orthodox Prosperity Gospel According to Elder Paisios the Athonite 

 

Elder Paisios On Those Called To Be Clergymen 

 

Advice of St. Paisios to Final Year Seminary Students 

 

An Encouraging Story From Elder Paisios 

 

The Priest Who Hung His Cassock on the Ray of the Sun 

 

The Lay Porter Who Resurrected A Dead Man 

 

The Decalogue: An Unknown Text of Saint Paisios

 

"When I Put Wood In the Fire" (St. Paisios the Athonite)

 

Demons, Delusions and Spiritual Warfare  

 

St. Paisios the Athonite on Demons and the Power of the Cross  

 

A Night of Entertainment With Elder Paisios 

 

Monastics Even Pray For Demons! 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite on Sorcery 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite on the Demonically Possessed 

 

On the Monk Who Pretended He Was Demon Possessed (St. Paisios the Athonite)

 

The Demon and the Prayer Rope

 

The Arrogant Hieromonk Who Thought He Could Command Demons Like Saint Parthenios 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite on Spiritual Delusion 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite on Deluders and the Deluded 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite on the Toll Houses and Other Signs at Death

What Some Modern Orthodox Elders and Saints Said About Extraterrestrial Life or Life on Other Planets

 

Personal Encounters

 

Some Personal Experiences From My Contact With Father Paisios (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos) 

 

Saint Paisios, a Prophet of our Times 

 

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Remembers Elder Paisios 

 

Rare Video Showing an Embrace Between Saint Paisios and Patriarch Bartholomew 

 

The Lessons I Learned From My Acquaintance With the Athonite Father Paisios 

 

The First Time I Heard of Elder Paisios 

 

What Proved to Me the Gospel of Christ Was True (Metr. Athanasios of Limassol)

 

A Personal Encounter With Elder Paisios

 

Elder Paisios in the Light of the Transfiguration 

 

"The Greatest and Most Wonderful Thing I Experienced with Saint Païsios" 

 

A Conversation With Saint Paisios on the Existence of the Invisible Naked Ascetics of Mount Athos

 

Elder Paisios and the Pornographer 

 

Elder Paisios and the Alcoholic Monk 

 

Elder Paisios and the Hashish Addict 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite and the Chemist 

 

When Panagiotis Nellas Was a Novice Under Saint Paisios 

 

The Author of the Book "The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios" 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite and the Clairvoyant Eldress Eulambia Romanides

 

Elder Gregory Papasotiriou Has Reposed

How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Future

 

The Russian Monk Who Drank Tea and Vodka Daily with Saint Silouan the Athonite 

 

How a Sinner Came to Know Elder Paisios in Mount Athos
 

Elder Paisios and Little Paisios    

 

Interview with an Actor Who Possesses the Cap of Saint Paisios the Athonite  

 

A 103 Year Old Woman Who Was Baptized by St. Arsenios and is Related to St. Paisios

 

George Blatzas, the Doctor of Saint Paisios, Has Reposed

 

 

Miracles  

 

When the Mother of God Sent Aid to Saint Paisios the Athonite

 

The Gift of Tongues is Repeated in the Lives of the Saints Till This Day (Metr. Athanasios of Limassol) 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite and the Japanese Buddhist

  

Saint Paisios the Athonite and the Airline Ticket of St. Maximos of Kavsokalyva 

 

St. Paisios the Athonite and the Monk Who Prayed For Stalin

 

Saint Paisios and the Soul of Old Thanasis 

 

The Keys of Saint Paisios the Athonite

 

Elder Paisios, the Apostle Andrew and the Earthquake that Shook Patras 

 

Testimony of a Miraculous Rescue by St. Paisios the Athonite in America

 

When Saint Paisios the Athonite Spoke With the Rotten Corpse of a Tormented Old Woman

  

Saint Paisios the Athonite and his Obedient Frog 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite and the Deer (an unpublished story) 

 

Two Posthumous Miracles of Saint Paisios the Athonite 

 

Select Miracles of Elder Paisios the Athonite (video) 

 

Two Recent Miracles of Saint Paisios the Athonite in Eastern Congo

 

Two Videos of Icons of Saint Paisios the Athonite Streaming Myrrh

 

An Atheist at the Grave of Saint Paisios

 

Theological Issues 

 

When Elder Paisios Smacked a Theology Student 

 

Is Divine Eros the Love for God? 

 

Elder Paisios: "The Church is Like a Ship" 

 

The Difference Between Reason and the Nous According to Saint Paisios the Athonite

 

"This Is How My Thoughts Perceive Judgment Will Take Place" (St. Paisios the Athonite)

   

"Glorify the Name of God Through Science" (St. Paisios the Athonite) 

 

St. Paisios the Athonite on Confronting Difficult Ecclesiastical Issues 

 

The Spiritual Twilight of the West 

 

The Globalized and the Universal Person: On the Sacred Memory of Saint Paisios 

 

 

On Feasts and Saints 

 

Elder Paisios on How to Deepen our Experience of the Feasts of the Church 

 

Elder Paisios the Athonite on Christmas 

 

On the Death of Children and the Slaughter of the Innocents (St. Paisios the Athonite)

 

"From the Moment the Triodion Begins, One Must Begin to Journey Towards Golgotha" (St. Paisios the Athonite)

 

Elder Paisios on the Arena of Great Lent 

 

Elder Paisios and the Boiled Milk During Lent 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite on the Joy of the Annunciation 

 

The Last Two Days of Holy Week With Saint Paisios the Athonite 

 

Elder Paisios on the Joy of the Resurrection 

 

Approaching the Panagia on a Daily Basis According to Saint Paisios 

 

A Paschal Greeting To Elder Paisios From the Panagia 

 

Elder Paisios' Favorite Icon of the Panagia

 

The Story of Saint Paisios' Book About Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian 

 

The Story Behind the Biography of St. Arsenios Written by St. Paisios 

 

Saint Arsenios of Cappadocia Resource Page 

 

Saint Euphemia's Conversation With Elder Paisios 

 

More on the Relationship Between Elder Paisios and Saint Euphemia 

 

The Encounter Between Elder Paisios and St. Euphemia in Images 

 

Saint Loukilianos and His Appearance to Elder Paisios in 1979 

 

When St. Panteleimon Appeared to St. Paisios the Athonite (The Athonite Skete of Saint Panteleimon) 

 

Newly-Revealed Hieromartyr Vlasios of Sklavaina 

 

The Feast Day of St. Isaac the Syrian on September 28th 

 

Synaxarion of Saint Isaac the Syrian 

 

Elder Paisios' Reverence for Saint Barbara 

 

Saint Nicholas and the Dried Up Well 

 

St. Paisios on a Miracle of St. Nicholas in the Village of Konitsa 

 

Elder Paisios on the Incorrupt Relics of St. Spyridon 

 

Saint Spyridon Caters For His Feast 

 

"What Would Saint Basil the Great Do if He Lived in our Era?" (St. Paisios the Athonite) 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite on the Spirit of Sacrifice of Saints Boniface and Aglaia

 

Elder Paisios, When Sick, Was Attended To By Angels and Saints For A Week 

 

The Miraculous Liberation of the Holy Mountain of Athos from the Turks in 1830 

 

Elder Porphyrios' Meeting With Elder Paisios 

 

An Invitation From The Pope To Elders Paisios and Porphyrios 

 

Elder Porphyrios' Esteem For Elders Iakovos of Evia and Paisios the Athonite 

 

What St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva and St. Paisios the Athonite Said About Each Other 

 

Do Figures Like Elders Paisios and Porphyrios Exist Today? 

 

The Obedience of Elder Cleopa Ilia to Elder Paisios 

 

When Saint Bessarion of Agathonos Met Saint Paisios the Athonite

 

The Repose of Archimandrite Gabriel Tsafos, the Elder of Joy (+ 2018) 

Saint Kallinikos of Edessa and His Acquaintance With Elder Epiphanios Theodoropoulos and Saint Paisios the Athonite

 

 

Heresies, Religiosity, Controversial Issues, Prophecies 

"Many Have Taken Advantage of the Name of Saint Paisios" (Metr. Joel of Edessa)

Saint Paisios and the Young Man With Protestant Leanings 

 

Elder Paisios on the Delusions of Pentecostalism 

 

Elder Paisios on the Rise of Islam in France 

 

Elder Paisios on Atheist Politicians 

 

A Plan of St. Paisios the Athonite to Repeal the Abortion Law in Greece 

 

Elder Paisios on Global Warming and the Environmental Crisis 

 

Elder Paisios: On Darwinian and Theistic Evolution 

 

A Response to the Teaching of Saint Paisios on Evolution 

 

Why St. Paisios the Athonite Was Not a Nationalist, a Homophobe or a Misogynist 

 

Elder Paisios on Religion and Societal Problems 

 

The People of Old and the People of Today 

 

On Cremation of the Dead (St. Paisios the Athonite)

St. Paisios the Athonite on Confronting Difficult Ecclesiastical Issues 

 

The Problem of Religiosity in Orthodoxy

 

Elder Paisios the Athonite on the Old Calendarist Zealots   

 

Saint Paisios, Saint Porphyrios and the "Zealots" of Kavsokalyva 

 

Elder Paisios: "A Christian Must Not Be Fanatical" 

 

Saint Paisios and Contemporary "Paisioses" 

 

The Boundaries Between Faith and Religious Charlatinism 

 

Mischievous Designs and Problematic Personalities 

 

The Truth About the "Lucky Bread" of Elder Paisios 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite and his Devotees Being Mocked and Ridiculed Over a Chestnut 

 

Schismatic Blasphemies Regarding the "Deluded" Paisios and "Magician" Porphyrios 

 

Why Is Elder Paisios Mocked? 

 

Monk Moses the Athonite on Contemporary Elders 

 

False Rumors of Apocalyptic Visions and Elder Paisios 

 

The Holy Community of Mount Athos Responds to the Alleged Appearance of Elder Paisios 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite and the Prepper

 

A Question Regarding the So-Called "Prophecies" of Holy Elders 

 

Controversial End Time Prophecies By Holy Elders 

 

The Prophetic Elder Paisios and the Misuse of His Words 

 

God Allows Even Holy Elders To Have Blind Spots 

 

The Antichrist and 666 Was Not the Primary Message of Elder Paisios 

 

Greeks Seek Strength in Predictions of Elder Paisios 

 

Caution Regarding the "Prophecies" of Elder Paisios 

 

An Eternal Perspective On Circulating "Prophecies" 

 

What a Spiritual Father from Sinai Says About the "Prophecies" of St. Paisios 

 

 

Canonization, Commemoration and Churches

 

The Sainthood of the Venerable Elder Paisios 

 

New Saints: Contemporary Treasures of the Church 

 

Hundreds Venerate the Tomb of Elder Paisios 

 

120,000 Pilgrims Visit the Grave of Elder Paisios on the 20th Anniversary of His Repose 

 

Patriarch Bartholomew On Contemporary Holy Elders 

 

Patriarch Bartholomew Refers To "Leading Contemporary Figures of Orthodoxy" 

 

The Value of Contemporary Elders 

 

Upcoming Canonizations of Orthodox Elders 

 

Elder Paisios is Officially Canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate 

 

The Proposal of Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos for the Canonization of Saint Paisios the Athonite 

 

The Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on the Canonization of Elder Paisios 

 

The Sacred Services and Hymns for Saint Paisios the Athonite 

 

The Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn) to St. Paisios the Athonite Has Been Revised 

 

The Service of Great Vespers for St. Paisios the Athonite (July 12th) 

 

The Service of Matins for St. Paisios the Athonite (July 12) 

 

A Chapel Dedicated to Elder Paisios in Alexandroupolis 

 

A Church Dedicated to St. Arsenios of Cappadocia and St. Paisios the Athonite in Cyprus 

 

A Chapel in Patras is Dedicated to the Newly-Glorified Saint Paisios 

 

A Fresco of Elder Paisios Talking With Pilgrims in Beroia 

 

New Church Dedicated to St. Paisios the Athonite Consecrated in Syria 

 

The First Greek Parish Dedicated to Saint Paisios the Athonite 

 

A Chapel Dedicated to Saint Paisios the Athonite Built Inside a 300 Year Old Tree 

 

A Church to Saint Paisios the Athonite Being Built by Elder Euthymios in Kapsala of Mount Athos 

 

Greek Chapel Dedicated to the New Saints Paisios, Porphyrios and Iakovos Built Near Turkish Border 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite Proclaimed the Patron Saint of the Military Corps of Signalmen 

 

Saint Paisios the Athonite as the Patron Saint of the Signals Corps of the Greek and Cypriot Armies

 

A Chapel to Saint Paisios the Athonite Where He Served in the Greek Army 

 

The Festival of Saint Paisios the Athonite in Santorini

 

Saint Paisios as an Orthodox Romios 

 

Saint Paisios in the Youth Culture of Greece (photos + video)