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Following the regency, he continued to speak out against the oppression of Greeks during the civil war. At one point he appealed to the United Nations and the [[World Council of Churches]] for help in halting the seizure of children by guerrillas. He performed the marriage of King Michael of Romania, who had been exiled by the Communist government, and spoke out against the persecution of Cardinal Mindszenty by the government of Hungary.
He died in Athens on [[May 20]], 1949. In 1971, he was postumously recognized by the Yad Vashem Memorial Foundation [[http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/righteous/pdf/virtial_wall/greece.pdf]] along with the Metropolitan of Thessalonika and other Greek leaders for his efforts in saving Jews during the Occupation.
A statue of Damaskinos stands outside the [[Metropolitan Cathedral]] in Athens.
