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The 'Father Maximos' Interview

Plus: Days of miracles and wonders in the life of St. Paisios

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Rod Dreher
Aug 15, 2022
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I’m afraid after all my build up, the actual interview with Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol — “Father Maximos” of The Mountain of Silence — will probably disappoint you. If you read that Kyriacos Markides book, you know that Athanasios, a monk of Mount Athos before he was sent to be a bishop in Cyprus, is spiritually quite deep. I profited so much f…

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