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...