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*St. [[Athanasios of Paros]] ([[June 24]])
 
*St. [[Athanasios of Paros]] ([[June 24]])
 
*Venerable [[Nikodemus of the Holy Mountain]] ("the Hagiorite"; c. 1749-1809); ([[July 14]])
 
*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 Lesbos, however, due to the archaeological and historical importance of her association with the [[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani (Paros)|Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - a Hundred Doors]] she is also classified as a ''Parian'' local saint. </ref>
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*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 Lesbos, however, due to the archaeological and historical importance of her association with the [[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors]] she is also classified as a ''Parian'' local saint. </ref>
  
 
== Notes ==
 
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==See also==
 
==See also==
*[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani (Paros)|Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - a Hundred Doors]]
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*Elder [[Philotheos (Zervakos)]]
 
*Elder [[Philotheos (Zervakos)]]
  

Revision as of 03:40, April 16, 2008

The Metropolis of Paronaxia, also referred to as the Diocese of Paronaxia, is under the jurisdiction of the Church of Greece.

History

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See also

World famous Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - a Hundred Doors

Metropolitan

The current Metropolitan of Paronaxia is His Emminence Ambriosios II, born Nicholas (Stamenas) in 1922 on the island of Paros.

Regions

  1. Metropolitan Region of Paros
  2. Metropolitan Region of Naxos

Local Saints

Notes

  1. 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).
  2. Theoctiste is from Lesbos, however, due to the archaeological and historical importance of her association with the Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors she is also classified as a Parian local saint.

See also

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