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His Eminence [[Metropolitan ]] '''Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos''' was born Hierotheos S. Vlachos was born in Ioannina, Epirus, Greece, in 1945 and graduated from the theological school of the University of Thessaloniki. He has been a [[priest ]] since 1971. He served at the [[Archbishop]]'s House of Offices in Athens, as a preacher and Youth Director. He was elected Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and St. Vlasios in 1995.He taught Greek for several semesters and gave lectures on Orthodox ethics to the students of the St.John of Damascus theological school at the University of the Patriarchate of Antioch, in northern Lebanon.

Already in his youth he was particularly interested in He taught Greek for several semesters and gave lectures on Orthodox [[ethics]] to the Fathers students of the Church, working for a time in St. John of Damascus Theological School at the monastery libraries University of Mount Athos, on the recording Patriarchate of the codices. He was especially interested Antioch, in the teaching of St.Gregory Palamasnorthern Lebanon.

The study of the patristic texts and Already in his youth he was particularly those of interested in the hesychast [[:Church Fathers|Fathers of the PhilokaliaChurch]], many years working for a time in the [[monastery]] libraries of studying St.Gregory Palamas[[Mount Athos]], association with on the monks recording of the Holy Mountain, many years of pastoral experience, all brought him to codices. He was especially interested in the realisation that Orthodox theology is a science teaching of the healing of man and that the neptic fathers can help the modern restless man who is disturbed by many internal and existential problemsSt. [[Gregory Palamas]].

Within this framework he has written a multitude The study of the patristic texts and particularly those of books, the fruit [[hesychast]] Fathers of his pastoral workthe ''[[Philokalia]]'', among which is "Orthodox Psychotherapy"many years of studying St. Some Gregory Palamas, association with the [[monk]]s of these books have been translated into various languagesthe Holy Mountain (Mt. Athos), such as Englishand many years of pastoral experience, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic. With these books he is conveying all brought him to the realisation that Orthodox spirit [[theology]] is a science of the Philokalia to healing of man and that the neptic fathers can help the modern restless and disturbed man of our time. This who is why they have aroused so much interestdisturbed by many internal and existential problems.

source: wwwWithin this framework he has written a multitude of books, the fruit of his pastoral work, among which is ''Orthodox Psychotherapy''.pelagiaSome of these books have been translated into various languages, such as English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. With these books he conveys the Orthodox spirit of the ''Philokalia'' to the restless and disturbed man of our time. This is why they have aroused so much interest.org

==Source==*[http://www.pelagia.org/htm/b0niben.htm Metropolitan Hierotheos' writings can be found at of Nafpaktos] ==External links=====Writings===*[http://www.pelagia.org and /htm/index.htm Birth of the Theotokos Monastery]*[http://www.romanity.org/cont.htm The Works of Metr. Hierotheos S. Vlachos] [[Category:Bishops]][[Category:Modern Writers]]