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{{userboxtop}}{{User orthodox ANZ}}{{Userbox |border-c = #2F4F4F |border-s = 2 |id-c = #D2B48C |id-s = 16 |id-fc = #000000 |info-c = #D2B48C |info-s = 8 |info-fc = #000000 |id = «ΙΧΘΥΣ» |info = [[Christ the Bridegroom|'''Ιησούς Χριστός Θεού Υιός Σωτήρας''']]}}{{Userbox |border-c = #2F4F4F |border-s = 2 |id-c = #D2B48C |id-s = 16 |id-fc = #D2B48C |info-c = #D2B48C |info-s = 8<center><big>«ευλογητος Κύριε, δίδαξον με τα δικαιώματά σου».</big></center><br> |info-fc = #708090 |id = - |info = <center>[[Jesus Prayer|'''Κύριε Ιησού Χριστέ, Υιέ του Θεού, ελέησον ημάς''']]</center>}}{{Userbox |border-c = #2F4F4F |border-s = 2 |id-c = #D2B48C |id-s = 16 |id-fc = #D2B48C |info-c = #D2B48C |info-s = 8 |info-fc = #708090 |id = - |info = <center>[[Theotokos|'''Υπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σώσον ημάς''']]</center><br><br>}}{{Userbox<gallery> Image:Christ04.JPG|border-c = #2F4F4F Image:Christ05.JPG|border-s = 2 Image:Christ06.JPG|id-c = #D2B48C |id-s = 16</gallery> |id-fc = #000000 |info-c = #D2B48C |info-s = 8 |info-fc = #000000 |id = B''"If you love someone, set them free.EIf they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were."''<br> |info = This user has attained a Bachelor of Civil Engineering}}{{userboxbottom}}- Richar Bach (US writer)
== Our Lord, the most Sweet [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]], Eternal [[Bridegroom]] of my soul ==
=== Excerpt from the '''Akathist Hymn to Our Sweetest Jesus Christ''', Eikos 8 ===
Wholly present with those below, yet in no way separated from those above, was the Uncircumscribed One, when of His own will He suffered for us; by His death, our death He put to death, and by His Resurrection, He granted life to us who chant to Him such words as these:
:Jesus, Sweetness of my heart.
:Jesus, Strength of my body.
:Jesus, Light of my soul.
:Jesus, Liveliness of my mind.
:Jesus, Gladness of my conscience.
:Jesus, Hope unexcelled.
:Jesus, Remembrance everlasting.
:Jesus, Praise most exalted.
:Jesus, my Glory most sublime.
:Jesus, my Desire, reject me not.
:Jesus, my Shepherd, seek me out.
:Jesus, my Saviour, save me.
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*[[Panagia Axion Esti]] - the official icon representing Mount [[Athos]]
*[[Panagia Agiosortissa]] - Intercessor
*[[Panagia Athonitissa]]
*[[Panagia Blachernitissa]]
*[[Panagia Chryssopodaritissa]]
*[[Panagia Eleousa]] - the Virgin of Loving Kindness
*[[Panaghia Galaktotrofoussa]]
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*[[Panagia Glykophilousa]] - the Virgin of Tender Kindness
*[[Panagia Gorgoepikoos]]
*[[Panagia Hodegetria]]
*[[Panagia Kardiotissa]] - Close to the Heart
*[[Panagia the Life Giving Spring]] - ΖΩΟΔΟΧΟΥ ΠΗΓΗΣ
*[[Panagia Panakranta]] - Queen of the Heaven
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*[[Panagia Pelagonitissa]]
*[[Panagia Phaneromene]]
*[[Panagia Platytera]]
*[[Panagia Prousiotissa]]
*[[Panagia of Soumela]] (Pontos) - Painted by St [[Apostle Luke|Luke the Evangelist]]
*'''[[Panagia of Tinos]]'''
*[[Panagia Tricherousa]] - Our Lady with Three Hands
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== Hail, Michael Archistratige interecede for us ==
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== My Patron Saint(s) ==
*St. [[Basil the Great]]
*St. [[Spyridon of Trimythous]], [[Dionysius of Zakynthos]] and [[Gerasimos of Cephalonia]]
*St. [[Athanasius the Great]]
== Touched by a Saint ==
List of saints who have helped me in my life, ''not'' including my Patron Saints and guardians:
*St. [[Alexios the Man of God]]
:My gentle Alexios, you were torn between family and love for Christ and as you looked upon the Cross of Jesus, without a word you walked away from bride, your family and your friends to do what you had to do ...'''
*Blessed [[Andrew the Fool-for-Christ]], we are the 'fools'
:''Of thine own free will thou didst become a Fool, O Andrew, And utterly hate the lures of this world'' ... ''Thou didst choose foolishness for the sake of Christ, And didst make the crafty one foolish, Thou didst persevere with thy struggle in the midst of turmoil ...''
*St. [[Demetrios of Thessaloniki]]
:Μυροβλήτη Demetrios, your memory is not forgotten in our home ... we love you and honour you.
*St. [[Paraskeve]]
:Παρασκευή, you were the one who ''prepared'' the way for me. At such a young age, it was ''you'' who helped me read and melted my heart to know what my brain was only starting to understand ... Blessed Παρασκευή, interecede with your prayers that the eyes of my soul may stay unharmed from the evil one ...
*St. [[Theodora of Vasta]]
:''Let my body be a church, my hair a forest of trees, and my blood a spring to water them''
*St. [[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Theoctyste of Lesbos]]
== Hail, [[Phanourios|Phanourie]] intercede for us ==
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</gallery>Image:EphraimMakri01.JPG|Photo of the Saint (with permission)Image:EphraimMakri02.JPG|Holy feet and slippers of the saint== Image:EphraimMakri03.JPGImage:EphraimMakri04.JPGImage:EphraimMakri05.JPGImage:JohnRussian01.JPG|St. [[Church John the Russian]]Image:JohnRussian02.JPG|St. [[John the Russian]]Image:Nektarios.jpg|St. '''[[Nektarios of Aegina]]'''Image:Planas5h.JPG|Relics of Panagia Ekatontapyliani St. Papa- Hundred Doors '''[[Nicholas (Planas)]]'''Image:Amphilochios.gif|Blessed Elder [[Amphilochios (Makris)]]Image:Elder_Ieronymos_Patmos.jpg|Blessed Elder [[Ieronymos of Aegina]]Image:Porphyrios.jpg|Blessed Elder, '''[[Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kapsokalivite]]'''Image:Philotheos_Zervakos.jpg|Blessed Elder, Archimandite '''[[Philotheos (Zervakos)]]''' (Paros)Image:Aimilianos.jpeg|Elder [[Aimilianos (Vafeidis)]]Image:MariaGM.jpg|St. '''Maria''', great-grandmother of Christ and Grandmother of [[Panagia]]Image:Phanourios.JPG|St. [[Phanourios]] icon, Oakleigh ChurchImage:1684_Tomb.JPG|[[Double-headed eagle]]Image:TrinityKatopiliani.JPG|'''The Holy Trinity'''Image:Geelong.jpg|View of the Monastery from the backImage:SeraphimSarov5h.JPG|Grotto of St. [[Seraphim of Sarov|Seraphim]] ==<gallery>Image:SeraphimGeelong.jpg|St. [[Seraphim of Sarov|Seraphim]]
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== [[Patmos]] island ==
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== Naxos island ==
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== [[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Victoria)]] ==<gallery>Image;Articles Currently working on:Geelong.jpg|View of the Monastery from the backImage:SeraphimSarov5h.JPG|Grotto of St. *[[Seraphim Timeline of Sarov|SeraphimSaints]]Image:SeraphimGeelong.jpg|St. *[[Seraphim Timeline of Sarov|SeraphimOrthodoxy in Britain]]Image:</gallery>
== Saints ==Taking a break from:<gallery>*[[Alexios ;Articles arising from the Man of God]]*[[George of Symvoulas]]*[[Hilarion of Meglin]]*[[Matrona of Chios]]*[[Matrona development of Thessalonica]]*[[Olympia the Deaconess]]*[[Phanourios]]*[[Philothei of Athens]]*[[Photine Church of SamariaGreece]]main article:*[[Theodora Timeline of ArtaOrthodoxy in Greece]]*[[Theodora Holy Synod of ThessalonicaGreece]]*[[Theodora of VastaDouble-headed eagle]]*[[Theoctiste of the Isle of Lesbos]]*[[Raphael, Nicholas and Irene]]*[[Seraphim of Viritsa]]</gallery>
== Miscellaneous =={{userboxtop}}<gallery>{{User orthodox ANZ}}Image:Bridegroom.jpg{{Userbox |'''[[Christ the Bridegroom]] border- O Nymfios'''c = #2F4F4FImage:MariaGM.jpg |St. '''Maria''', greatborder-grandmother of Christ and Grandmother of [[Panagia]]s = 2Image:JohnRussian01.JPG |St. [[John the Russian]]id-c = #D2B48CImage:JohnRussian02.JPG |St. [[John the Russian]]id-s = 16Image:Nektarios.jpg |St. '''[[Nektarios of Aegina]]'''id-fc = #000000Image:Phanourios.JPG |St. [[Phanourios]] icon, Oakleigh Churchinfo-c = #D2B48CImage:Philotheos_Zervakos.jpg |Blessed Elder, Archimandite '''[[Philotheos (Zervakos)]]''' (Paros)info-s = 8Image:Planas5h.JPG |Relics of St. Papainfo-'''[[Nicholas (Planas)]]'''fc = #000000Image:1684_Tomb.JPG |id = [[Double-headed eagle]]Imagehttp:TrinityKatopiliani//www.ixthis.JPG|gr/ '''The Holy Trinity«ΙΧΘΥΣ»'''</gallery> ==Contributions to OrthodoxWiki==*[[Hexapsalmos]]{ | widthinfo ="100%" align="center" cellpadding="2" border=0| align="left" valign="top"|'''[[Church of Cyprus]] articlesChrist the Bridegroom|'''*[[Metropolis of Lemessou (Cyprus)]]*[[Metropolis of Morphou (Cyprus)]]----'''[[Church of Greece]] articlesΙησούς Χριστός Θεού Υιός Σωτήρας'''*[[Archdiocese of Athens]]*[[Metropolis of Aitolia and Akarnania]]}}*[[Metropolis of Alexandroupolis, Traianoupolis and Samothrace]]*[[Metropolis of Argolida]]*[[Metropolis of Arta]]*[[Metropolis of Attica]]*[[Metropolis of Chalkida]]*[[Metropolis of Chios]]*[[Metropolis of Corfu, Paxoi and Islands]]*[[Metropolis of Demetrias and Almyros]]*[[Metropolis of Didymotichon and Orestias]]*[[Metropolis of Drama]]*[[Metropolis of Dryinoupolis, Pogoniani, and Konitsa]]*[[Metropolis of Edessa, Pella and Almopia]]*[[Metropolis of Elassona]]*[[Metropolis of Eleftheroupolis]]*[[Metropolis of Elias and Oleni]]*[[Metropolis of Filippoi, Neapolis and Thasos]]*[[Metropolis of Florina, Prespes and Eordaia]]*[[Metropolis of Fokida]]*[[Metropolis of Fthiotida]]*[[Metropolis of Glyfada]]*[[Metropolis of Gortyna and Megalopolis]]*[[Metropolis of Goumenissa, Axioupolis and Polykastron]]*[[Metropolis of Grevena]]*[[Metropolis of Gytheion and Oetylos]]*[[Metropolis of Hydra, Spetses and Aegina]]*[[Metropolis of Ierissos, Agion Oros and Ardamerion]]*[[Metropolis of Ioannina]]*[[Metropolis of Kaisariani, Vyrona and Imittos]]*[[Metropolis of Kalavryta and Aigialia]]*[[Metropolis of Karpenision]]*[[Metropolis of Karystia and Skyros]]*[[Metropolis of Kassandreia]]*[[Metropolis of Kastoria]]*[[Metropolis of Keffalinia]]*[[Metropolis of Kitros, Katerini and Platamona]]*[[Metropolis of Korinthos]]*[[Metropolis of Kythira]]*[[Metropolis of Lagkada]]*[[Metropolis of Larisa and Tyrnavos]]*[[Metropolis of Lefkas and Ithaca]]*[[Metropolis of Lemnos]]*[[Metropolis of Mantinia and Kynouria]]*[[Metropolis of Maroneia and Komotini]]*[[Metropolis of Megara and Salamis]]*[[Metropolis of Mesogea and Lavreotiki]]*[[Metropolis of Messinia]]*[[Metropolis of Mithimna]]*[[Metropolis of Monemvasia and Sparta]]*[[Metropolis of Mytilini]]*[[Metropolis of Nafpaktos]]*[[Metropolis of Neapolis and Stavroupolis]]*[[Metropolis of Nea Ionia and Philadelphia]]*[[Metropolis of Nea Krini and Kalamaria]]*[[Metropolis of Nea Smyrni]]*[[Metropolis of Nicaea]]*[[Metropolis of Nikopolis and Preveza]]*[[Metropolis of Paramythia]]*[[Metropolis of Paronaxia]]*[[Metropolis of Patra]]*[[Metropolis of Peiraeus]]*[[Metropolis of Peristeri]]*[[Metropolis of Polyani and Kilkis]]*[[Metropolis of Samos and Ikaria]]*[[Metropolis of Servia and Kozani]]*[[Metropolis of Serres and Nigrita]]*[[Metropolis of Sidirokastron]]*[[Metropolis of Sisanio and Siatista]]*[[Metropolis of Stages and Meteora]]*[[Metropolis of Syros, Tenos, Andros, Kea, and Melos]]*[[Metropolis of Thessaliotis and Fanariofersala]]*[[Metropolis of Thessaloniki]]*[[Metropolis of Theva and Levadeia]]*[[Metropolis of Thera, Amorgos and Islands]]*[[Metropolis of Trifylia and Olympia]]*[[Metropolis of Trikala and Stages]]*[[Metropolis of Veria and Naousa]]*[[Metropolis of Xanthi]]*[[Metropolis of Zakynthos and Strofades]]*[[Metropolis of Zihni and Nevrokopio]]{{userboxbottom}}
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The following '''Saints''' articles:-
*[[Alexios the Man of God]]
*[[George of Symvoulas]]
*[[Hilarion of Meglin]]
*[[Matrona of Chios]]
*[[Matrona of Thessalonica]]
*[[Olympia the Deaconess]]
*[[Phanourios]]
*[[Philothei of Athens]]
*[[Photine of Samaria]]
*[[Theodora of Arta]]
*[[Theodora of Thessalonica]]
*[[Theodora of Vasta]]
*[[Theoctiste of the Isle of Lesbos]]
*[[Raphael, Nicholas and Irene]]
*[[Seraphim of Viritsa]]
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Biographies:-
*[[Philotheos (Zervakos)]]
*St. Papa-[[Nicholas (Planas)]]
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*[[Seraphim (Mentzelopoulos) of Piraeus]]
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'''Monastery''' articles:-
*[[Monastery of Kechrovouniou (Tinos, Greece)]]
*[[Holy Monastery of the Life-giving Fount(Poros,Greece)]]
*[[Monastery at the Shepherds Field (East Jerusalem, Israel]]
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Minor editions include:-
*[[Demetrios of Thessaloniki]]
*[[OrthodoxWiki:Articles from the DEC]]
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== Etymology ==
'''IXTHIS''' is the Ancient Greek word for '''fish''' and was the image used to identify Christianity during the early years. If you were to use the letters of the Greek alphabet, each letter in the word 'Ixthis' represents:
:I - (Isous) - Jesus, X - (Christos) - Christ; TH - (Theos) - God; I - (Ios) - Son; S - (Sotir) - Saviour
:Jesus Christ Son of God our Saviour.
== Editing links I like ==
*[[w:Userboxes#How_to_construct_the_box|How to construct the box]]
*[[w:Web_colors|Colours]]
→Hail, unwedded Bride Panagia
[[Image:Christ03.JPG|left|400px]][[Image:Panagia_Paramythea.jpg|thumb|leftright|250px|My protectress '''[[Panagia Paramythea|Παναγία η Παραμυθία]]]]'''[[Image:Arch_Michael_Panormitis.jpg|thumb|leftright|170px|My guardian '''[[Archangel Michael of Panormitis|O Panormitis]]''']][[Image:Panteleimon2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|My friend '''[[Panteleimon|St. Panteleimon]]''', ''18th-century icon from the Skete of Koutloumousiou, Mt. Athos]]
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Image:Pantokrator_of_Sinai.jpg|The [[Jesus Christ|Pantokrator]] icon - I did not contribute this but it is one of my favourites
Image:Bridegroom.jpg|'''[[Christ the Bridegroom]] - O Nymfios'''
Image:ChristChora.JPG|
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== Hail, unwedded Bride [[Theotokonymia|Panagia]] ==
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Image:Panag_Chrysafitissa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Chrysafitissa]]''' of [[Monemvasia]]Image:panagia_tou_xarou.jpg|'''[[Panagia tou Harou]]'''
Image:Ierosolymitissa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Ierosolymitissa]]'''
Image:Koukouzelissa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Koukouzelissa]]'''
Image:Life_Giving_Spring.jpg|'''[[Panagia the Life Giving Spring]]''' (Gr. ΖΩΟΔΟΧΟΥ ΠΗΓΗΣ)
Image:PanagiaKamarianiReal.JPG|'''[[Panagia Kamariani]]'''
Image:PanagiaPantanassa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Pantanassa]]''' from [[Mount Athos]]Image:PantanassaMystra.JPG|[[Panagia Pantanassa]] from '''[[Mystras]]'''Image:Panagia_Paramythea.jpg|'''[[Panagia Paramythea]]'''of [[Mount Athos]]
Image:Phaneromeni.jpg|'''[[Panagia Phaneromene]]'''
Image:Portaitissa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Portaitissa]]'''of [[Mount Athos]]Image:SoftenerofHearts.jpeg|[[Softener of Evil Hearts icon]]
Image:Panagia_Spiliani.jpg|'''[[Panagia Spiliani]]'''
Image:Tricherousa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Tricherousa]]''', Our Lady with the Three Hands, of [[Mount Athos]]
Image:Panagia_Kamariani.jpg|[[Panagia Kamariani]]
Image:PanagiaKamarianiReal.JPG|Miraculous icon of the Panagia
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Image:Arch_Michael_Panormitis.jpg|[[Archangel Michael of Panormitis|'''O Panormitis''' ]] of Symi island
Image:Mantamados.jpg|[[Archangel Michael of Mantamados|'''O Mantamados''']] of Mytilene island
Image:PhanouriosRhodes25h.JPG|St. '''[[Phanourios]] of Rhodes'''
Image:PhanouriosRhodes110h.JPG|St. [[Phanourios]] church, Rhodes
Image:Ekatontapyliani_1.JPG|[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Ekatontapyliani]]
Image:Ekatontapyliani_2.JPG|[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Ekatontapyliani]]
Image:Theoctyste_foot.JPG|Footprint of St. '''[[Theoctyste of Lesbos|Theoctyste]]'''
Image:Pyliani_Apoc.JPG|Prophetic Sculpture of Apocalypse
Image:Patmos.JPG|[[Patmos]] island
Image:PatmosBell.JPG|[[Patmos]] island
Image:PatmosPr.JPG|[[Patmos]] island
Image:PatmosEntIc.JPG|[[Patmos]] island
Image:Naxos_Metr.JPG|Metropolitan of Naxos Scultpure
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== [[Panagia Kamariani]], Red Hill Editing ==<gallery>Image*[[w:Panagia_Kamariani.jpgUserboxes#How_to_construct_the_box|[[Panagia KamarianiHow to construct the box]]Image*[[w:PanagiaKamarianiReal.JPGWeb_colors|Miraculous icon of the Panagia</gallery>Colours]]
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