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Messinias Chrysostomos: "Motherhood in the nuclear family. The woman as mother and wife"translated

August 14, 2026 · 1 min read

It is necessary to protect motherhood, if we want the essentially nuclear family to function beneficially within Greek society, the Metropolitan of Messinia Mr. Chrysostomos emphasizes in his article.  His Eminence in his article entitled "Motherhood in the nuclear family. The woman as mother and wife", points out that "as long as the woman is recognized in the functionality of her feminine nature, as a mother and wife, this recognition has a positive impact on her family and on our society".

"Only then will there be hope that, not only will we achieve the transformation and fulfillment of our daily life, which so often seems empty and unattainable to us, but at the same time that we will be able to fulfill the reason for which we were born, raised and are now on earth, in a continuous course of blissful cultivation, balanced development, universal progress and prosperity "to the end", he concludes.

The article by the Metropolitan of Messinia Mr. Chrysostomos:

Motherhood is perhaps the quietest and at the same time the most powerful function within the family. It doesn't run out on childcare, but it does…

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