'''Elder Paisios''' (Eznepidis) was a very well-known monk on [[Mount Athos|Mt Athos]].

On [[July 25]], Arsenios Eznepidis was born in Farasa, Cappadocia, shortly before the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Arsenios' name was given to him by St [[Arsenios the Cappadocian]], who baptised him, named the child for himself and foretold Arsenios' [[monasticism|monastic]] future. After the exchange, the Eznepidis family settles in Konitsa, Epirus. Arsenios grows up here, and after intermediate public school, he learns carpentry.

Arsenios, having been a novice for four years, was tonsured a [[monk]] and was given the name Averkios. Soon after, Fr Averkios went to the (then) [[idiorrhythmic]] brotherhood of [[Philotheou Monastery (Athos)|Philotheou]], where his uncle was a monk. While there, he was in obedience to Elder Symeon. In 1956, Elder Symeon was to tonsure Fr Averkios to the [[small schema]], giving him the name Paisios.

*1958: Fr Paisios was asked to spend time around his home village to support the faithful against [[protestant]]ism.

*1962: Fr Paisios went to Sinai.