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Revision as of 02:42, April 16, 2008
The Metropolis of Paronaxia, also referred to as the Diocese of Paronaxia, is under the jurisdiction of the Church of Greece.
Contents
History
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See also
World famous Paros Church of a Hundred Doors - Ekatontapyliani
Metropolitan
The current Metropolitan of Paronaxia is His Emminence Ambriosios II, born Nicholas (Stamenas) in 1922 on the island of Paros.
Regions
Local Saints
- St. Arsenios of Paros (January 31 and August 18)
- St. Papa-Nicholas (Planas) (March 2 during lent periods different date applies)
- St. Athanasios of Paros (June 24)
- Venerable Nikodemus of the Holy Mountain ("the Hagiorite"; c. 1749-1809); (July 14)
- St. Theoktiste of Lesvos (November 9), [1] [2]
Notes
- ↑ What we know about St. Theoktisti we owe primarily to St. Symeon Metaphrastes ("the Translator"), renowned primarily for his Lives of the Saints (148 of them).
- ↑ Theoctiste is from Lesvos, however, due to the Archaeological and Historical importance of her association with the Church of a Hunder Doors - Ekatontopiliani she is also classified as a Parian local saint.
See also
- Elder Philotheos (Zervakos)
External Links
- Diocese of Paronaxia official website (in Greek)
- Paros Church of a Hundred Doors - Ekatontopiliani Visual Tour