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[[image:Philotheos_Zervakos.jpg|thumb|Philotheos Zervakos]]Blessed Elder [[Archimandrite]] '''Philotheos Zervakos''' of Longovarda (1884-1980) is a 20th-century [[Church of Greece|Greek Orthodox]] elder. Although he has not been [[glorification|glorified]], some consider him a [[saint]].
==Life==
* St. 'Papa' [[Nicholas (Planas)]] of Athens, 1851-1932. ([[March 2]])
* Blessed Papa-[[Dimitri (Gagastathis)]], 1902-1975.
==Quotes==
#''"I am proud of the cassock I wear and consider it more valuable and seemly than every other kind of garment, even than the royal purple robes of kings. I consider myself unworthy to dress in such a modest, honorable and holy garb, which was honored by numberless monastic saints, hieromartryrs, confessors and holy ones. I am saddened by and pity those clerics who reject the cassock and who shave their beards."''
#''"In this present evil generation, the spiritual father must use oeconomy, for, is he implements exactness (akrívia), none, or only a few, of those coming to confession would be found worthy of receiving Holy Communion. The greatest care and discernment is necessary, however, and the spiritual father must pray fervently to the heavenly God and Father to enlighten him as to how to implement oeconomy."''
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