Timotheus of Thessalio: Saint Athanasios is still a model of a charismatic persontranslated

On Sunday, July 5, 2026, the day on which our Church commemorates our Holy and God-bearing Father Athanasios of Athonite, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Thessaly Mr. Timotheus officiated at the procession of Orthros and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Church of Agios Athanasios of Athonite Petrilos, where a large number of believers came to honor the great founder of the monasticism of Agioreitis. During his speech, His Holiness referred to the great figure of Saint Athanasius the Athonite, connecting his life and work with the apostolic reading of the day, which refers to the gifts of the Holy Spirit. He emphasized that the Saint is a timeless model of a man who cultivated virtues, defeated his egoism and became a bearer of God's grace.

The Pastor, Mr. Timotheus, briefly presented the life of the Saint, noting that he came from Trebizond and acquired a great education in Constantinople, where he was associated with the emperor Nikephoros Phokas. Despite the important prospects that opened before him, he chose the path of asceticism and total dedication to God. Initially he was an ascetic near Constantinople, he visited the Saints...