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His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Ieronymos, born Ioannis (Liapis in 1938, is a graduate of the School ) of Philosophy Thebes and Levadeia''' is the School of Theology of the University of Athens, followed by Byzantine studies on a nationwide state scholarship, and postArchbishop-graduate studies in Austria and Germany.He was academic assistant to the great archeologist Anastasios Orlandos, founding member and later president elect of the Archaeological Society [[Church of Athens, and as a teacher of literature at the Leontios School in the Nea Smyrni suburb of Athens, as well as at high schools in Athens and AvlonaGreece]].
==Life==Born Ioannis Liapis in 1938, Ieronymos is a graduate of the School of Philosophy and the School of Theology of the University of Athens, followed by Byzantine studies on a nationwide state scholarship, and post-graduate studies in Austria and Germany. He was academic assistant to the great archaeologist Anastasios Orlandos, founding member and later president of the Archaeological Society of Athens, and as a teacher of literature at the Leontios School in the Nea Smyrni suburb of Athens, as well as at high schools in Athens and Avlona. He abandoned set aside his academic career after entering the clergy. Ieronymos served as Coadjutor Metropolitan of Thebes & Livadia Levadeia from 1967-78, where he was unanimously elected Metropolitan in 1981, after serving as Hegoymen abbot of two monasteries (1971-1981) and as secretary and later Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece (1978-81).
The overwhelming majority (82 of the 110) priests in his Metropolis are degree-holders in Theology with a second degree (in literature, architecture, medicine, informatics teachers, teachers, economic sciences, etc.) making it the first Metropolis of the Church of Greece to have a clergy of such a high level of education.
Under his term as Metropolitan and his guidance, six monasteries (with a total of 45 monks) and 17 convents (with a total of 110 nuns) were renovated and staffed, while he has also written numerous articles, studies and books on theological, social and historical topics, while his book "''Medieval Monuments of Evia" '' received the Athens Academy's top award in 1970.
His social work also includes the founding of boarding schools, orphanages and introduction of the institution of foster families, shelters for the elderly, rehabilitation centres for the mentally challenged, a training centre for the creative occupation of children with special needs in cooperation with prefectural agencies, a drug prevention centre, food kitchens for the poor, including economic immigrants, consulting centres, and a Centre of Historical and Archaeological Studies, while, as a former academic, he had developed a special relationship with the teaching community in Viotia.
