Annanias was born in Ioannina in 1806. Prior to joining the Vatopaidi brotherhood in 1833, he had studied at Zosimaia School and had been ordained a deacon. As an archimandrite he served from the end of the 1840s to 1872 as Abbot of Golia Monastery,...
Ioannikios came from Pedoula of Cyprus and studied at the School of Kydonia. As a monk of Vatopaidi Monastery he served for many years as Chief Secretary of the Athonite Holy Community (Iera Koinotis) during the years of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Having been...
Iakovos Pangkostas was born on Patmos in 1803 and studied at the Patmiada School. In 1820 he became a monk at the Monastery of Patmos. In 1832 he moved to Constantinople where he served as parish priest and teacher. In 1842 he was chosen Metropolitan...
Dorotheos originated from Rysio of Bithynia in the eparchy of Chalcedon. He studied at Athonias, Rizareio School, and the Theological School at Chalkis. In 1851 he was in tonsured a monk at Vatopaidi Monastery and was assigned as its Chief Secretary; later he was made...
Iakovos was born in Astypalaia. A learned man, he joined the brotherhood of Vatopaidi Monastery. He was a prohegumenos (chief overseer) of the Monastery and, from 1819, assistant to Grigorios of Irenopolis and Vatopaidi in the administration of the metochia in Romainia. In 1840 he...
Porphyrios was born in Bithynia of Asia Minor. In 1806 he received the Bishopric of Ellasona as an honor from Ali Pasha of Ioannina. In 1813 he was elected Metropolitan of Arta, and he actively participated in the preparations for the Greek Revolution. He was...
Avramios was the parish priest of the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George in Vienna. In 1805 he donated the clock “of the Arapis” and in 1810 two large three-candle candlestands of fine craftsmanship. ...
Saint Nikodimos was one of the most significant theological figures during the period of the Turkish Rule. He was born in Naxos in 1749 and was distinguished by his astuteness, his love of learning and his limitless memory. He went to the Holy Mountain in...
Grigorios Metropolitan of Adrianople came from Neochori of Constantinople and was the brother of the New-Martyr Theodoros of Byzantium. He studied in Constantinople, occupying himself with Byzantine music, and was raised to the office of Great Archdeacon (1813–1818). He was appointed Metropolitan of Tiberiopolis and...
Patriarch Serapheim came from Epirus. He was the deacon of the Metropolitan of Drystra around 1731/2. Later he was chosen Metropolitan of Philippopolis and then Ecumenical Patriarch. He resigned from the throne and settled at the small ancient Monastery of Xystris – which later became...