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Metropolis of Paronaxia

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Local Saints
*St. [[Athanasios of Paros]] ([[June 24]])
*Venerable [[Nikodemus of the Holy Mountain]] ("the Hagiorite"; c. 1749-1809); ([[July 14]])
*St. [[Theoctiste of the Isle of Lesbos|Theoktiste of Lesvos]] ([[November 9]]), <ref> ''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). </ref> <ref> Theoctiste is from LesvosLesbos, however, due to the Archaeological archaeological and Historical historical importance of her association with the [[Church of a Hunder Hundred Doors - EkatontopilianiEkatontopyliani]] she is also classified as a ''Parian '' local saint. </ref>
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