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*1950: Having provided for his sisters' futures, he went to Mt Athos. He went first to Fr Kyril (later abbot of [[Koutloumousiou Monastery (Athos)|Koutloumousiou Monastery]]), and then to [[Esphigmenou Monastery (Athos)|Esphigmenou Monastery]].
*1954: Having been a novice for four years, he was tonsured a [[monk]] with the name Averkios.
:Soon after, Fr Averkios left Esphigmenou and joined the (then) idiorhythmic brotherhood of [[PhilotheouMonastery (Athos)|Philotheou]], where his uncle was a monk. He was in obedience to Elder Symeon.
*1956: Elder Symeon tonsured Fr Averkios to the small schema with the name Paisios.
*1958: Fr Paisios was asked to spend time around his home village to support the faithful against protestantism[[protestant]]ism.
*1962: Fr Paisios went to Sinai.
*1964: On his return to Mt Athos, Fr Paisios took residence at the [[Iveron Skete (Athos)|Skete of Iviron]], then to [[Katounakia (Athos)|Katounakia]]. His failing health may have led him to leave Katounakia.
*1966: Fr Paisios had an operation and part of his lungs were removed. During this time, his friendship with the sisterhood of [[Monastery of St. John the Theologian (Souroti, Greece)|St. John the Theologian]], Souroti, began. Elder Paisios would place the relics of St Arsenios the Cappadocian in this monastery.
*1968: Fr Paisios went to [[Stavronikita Monastery (Athos)|Stavronikita Monastery]] and helped in its spiritual and material renovation. While there, he was the disciple of Elder [[Tychon the Athonite|Tychon]], who lived in the hermitage of the Holy Cross. Fr Paisios was then clothed in the Great Schema by Elder Tychon, and after Elder Tychon's repose, Fr Paisios resided in that hermitage.
*1979: Elder Paisios moved to Panagouda, a hermitage belonging to Koutloumousiou Monastery. It was here that his fame grew. Between prayer and assisting his visitersvisitors, he only rested for two or three hours each night.
*1993 Oct 5: Elder Paisios left Mt Athos for medical attention. Despite his wish to be gone only a few days, he was diagnosed with cancer, requiring immediate surgery. After recovery, he was transferred to the Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Souroti.
:Despite wishing to return to Mt Athos, his health did not allow it.