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[[Image:ElderEphraim.jpg|frame|right|Elder Ephraim of Philotheou]]
Archimandrite '''Ephraim of Philotheou''' (commonly known as '''''Elder Ephraim''''', sometimes spelled '''''Ephrem''''', known in the world as '''''Ioannis Moraitis''''') is an [[archimandrite]] and former [[abbot]] of [[Philotheou Monastery (Athos)|Philotheou Monastery]] on [[Mount Athos]], spiritual guide of several [[monastery|monasteries]] on Mount Athos and Greece, and the founder of several monasteries in the United States. He resides in Arizona at [[St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery (Florence, Arizona)|St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery]].
Elder Ephraim has been a [[hieromonk|priest-monk]] for almost 60 years and has served as an elder for more than 50 years. He was a [[disciple]] of [[Joseph the Hesychast|Elder Joseph]] the [[Hesychast]] of Mount Athos and lived in monastic obedience to him for 12 years until his Elder's repose in 1959.
