Bivos kai; Politeiva tou` A

j nti-oij
jkoumenistou`
nti-oikou
ko
kai; Zhlwtou` IJ eromonavcou p. A
j rtemivou
Ij wavnnou N. Kallianiwvtou
Kaqhghtou` tou` Panepisthmivou tou` Scranton

Bivos tou` A
j eimnhvstou << A
J givou>> A
j rtemivou tou` IJ eromonavcou A
j delfou`
kai; Ktivtoros th`s IJ . M. Metamorfwvsews tou` Swth`ros ejn Mourterh`/ O
j ktwnia`s,
Aujlwnarivou, Eujboivas

Ij ouvnios b/ id v (2014)
1

a .v Provlogos:
J A
j levxandros eij~ A
{ gion O
[ ros
ogos O
O
J p. jArtevmio~ ejgennhvqh tov a
/ Pm v (1940)1 eij~ thvn jAtalavnthn, Fqiwvtido~ kai;
tov o[noma touvtou h\to jAlevxandro~ E
j leuqeriavdh~. E
j teleivwse tov Panepisthvmion
kai; ejph`re tov ptucivon tou` Maqhmatikou`. E
j gkataleivpei o{mw~ thvn ejn th`/ koinwniva/
zwhvn kai; thvn ejpivkthton toiauvthn kosmikhvn <<sofivan>> kai; ajnazhtei` thvn ajlhqinhvn
ajpokekalummevnhn pneumatikhvn sofivan eij~ thvn ijsavggelon politeivan, tov Peribovlion th`~ Panagiva~, eij~ tov {Agion O
[ ro~.
O
J
jAlevxandro~ phgaivnei tov a
/ Pxz v (1967) eij~ thvn IJ eravn Monhvn Dionusivou, o{pou kai; givnetai dovkimo~ monacov~. Thvn perivodon tauvthn, oJ makaristov~ p. Qeovklhto~ Dionusavth~ ei\ce gravyei tov biblivon, Metaxuv Oujranou` kai; Gh`~, tov oJpoi`on
ejphrevase tav mavla tovn dovkimon jAlevxandron. Dustucw`~ o{mw~, devn ajnepauveto ou|to~ ejntov~ th`~ Monh`~ Dionusivou, kaq j o{ti ou|toi ejmnhmovneuon tovn oijkoumenisthvn
kai; aiJretikovn jAqhnagovran,2 kai; h[rcise nav ajnazhth`/ zhlwthvn Gevronta, i{na uJpavgh/
wJ~ uJpotaktikov~ touvtou.
Eij~ thvn Monhvn Dionusivou hjgavpwn pavra poluv tovn jAlevxandron: h[qelon dev
nav kavmoun tou`ton kai; papav, iJeromovnacon. Ou|to~, o{mw~, ejpevmene nav levgh/ o{ti qav
<<yavxw nav brw` zhlwthvn>>. O
J p. Pai?sio~ oJ jAskhthv~ h\to fivlo~ tou` p. jAkakivou,
oJ oJpoi`o~ hjskhvteuen eij~ tav Kausokaluvbia kai; h\to h[dh zhlwthv~, katovpin qeovqen
H
J hJmeromhniva gennhvsewv~ tou ei\nai hJ ~ v (6h) Ij anouarivou a
/ Pm v (1940) h[ hJ kd v (24h) Dekembrivou a
/ Plq v (1939) mev tov palaiovn O
j rqovdoxon hJmerolovgion.
2
O
J oJpoi`o~ diekhvrutten: << E
{ na Qeovn jAovriston kai; jAdogmavtiston pisteuvomen: tav dovgmata nav
kleisqou`n eij~ qhsaurofulavkion, nav kovywmen tov novmisma th`~ ajgavph~, oJ aijwvn tou` dovgmato~ parh`lqe: kai; oiJ mousoulmavnoi qav swqou`n kai; oiJ bouddistaiv kai; oiJ ijndoui>staiv diovti kai; aujtav ei\nai
paidiav tou` Qeou`>>. jAll j hJmei`~ oiJ O
j rqovdoxoi e[comen jApostolikav~ kai; Paterikav~ ejntolav~ legouvsa~: <<Mhv sugkoinwnei`te toi`~ e[rgoi~ toi`~ ajkavrpoi~ tou` skovtou~, ma`llon dev kai; ejlevgcete>>.
( E
j f. e v 11). E
j pivsh~, <<Sthvkete kai; kratei`te tav~ Paradovsei~, a{~ ejdidavcqhte ei[te diav lovgou ei[te di j ejpistolh`~ hJmw`n.>> (B v Qessal. b v 15). jAkovmh, <<Oujk oi[date o{ti hJ filiva tou` kovsmou,
e[cqra tou` Qeou` e[stin; o{~ a[n ou\n boulhqh`/ fivlo~ ei\nai tou` kovsmou, ejcqrov~ tou` Qeou` kaqivstatai.>>
( Ij ak. d v 4). Peraitevrw, <<Oujk ejpitrevpetai oijkonomiva kai; sugkatavbasi~ eij~ tav th`~ Pivstew~.>>
( {Agio~ Ma`rko~ oJ Eujgenikov~). E
j pivsh~, << O
J latinovfrwn metav tw`n lativnwn kriqhvsetai kai; wJ~
j fevsou oJ Eujgenikov~). {Ora, O
j dusseuv~
parabavth~ th`~ pivstew~ logisqhvsetai.>> ( {Agio~ Ma`rko~ E
Tsologiavnnh~, {Agio~ jAgaqavggelo~ jEsfigmenivth~, E
[ to~ LZ ,v Teu`co~ 217, Septevmbrio~- O
j ktwvbrio~ 2006, ss. 29-33. Shvmeron [Kuriakhv ke v (25h~) Mai?ou b
/ id v (2014)], o{pou gravfw aujtav~ tav~
ojlivga~ grammav~, sunanta`tai oJ Patriavrch~ Barqolomai`o~ mev tovn Pavpan Fragki`skon eij~ tav IJ erosovluma kai; ei|~ seismov~ 6,9 rivcter e[labe cwvran eij~ tov Bovreion Aijgai`on kai; thvn Kwnstantinouvpolin thvn paramonhvn th`~ oijkoumenistikh`~ tauvth~ sunanthvsew~, w{ste nav ajfupnisqw`men kai; nav metanohvswmen. jAllav, dustucw`~, tivpote ajpov o{lla aujtav. Tov scevdion kai; hJ koinhv diakhvruxi~ ei\nai hJ
<<e{nwsi~>> aJpavntwn tw`n cristianw`n: hJ uJpotaghv th`~ jOrqodoxiva~. (TV News, 25 kai; 26 Mai?ou
2014).
{Ora ejpivsh~, << H
J Kuriakhv tw`n Tuflw`n>>.
http://krufo-sxoleio.blogspot.com/2014/05/blogpost_24.html.
E
{ n e{teron <<tucai`on>> gegonov~ e[labe cwvran thvn Trivthn, kz v (27hn) Mai?ou /bid V
(2014), o{pou miva fwtiav hjnavfqh eij~ tovn Naovn th`~ Gennhvsew~ tou` Kurivou eij~ thvn Bhqleevm. E
j kei`
ei\con proskunhvsei thvn Kuriakhvn, duvo hJmevra~ ejnwrivtera, oJ Barqolomai`o~ mev tovn Pavpan Fragki`skon. O
{ ra, http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/05/27/fire-breaks-out-at-bethlehem-church-nativity-traditionalbirthplace-jesus/.
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ojptasiva~, thvn oJpoivan ei\cen ou|to~. O

J p. Pai?sio~ parotruvnei tovn jAlevxandron nav
givnh/ uJpotaktikov~ tou` p. jAkakivou, levgwn. <<Nav pa`~ stovn p. jAkavkio, e[cei pavei
s j e{na xerokavlubo, aujtov~ qav sev decqh`./ >>
Katav thvn perivodon tauvthn, e{xi mev eJptav Grhgoria`tai monacoiv ei\con givnei
zhlwtaiv kai; plei`stoi e{teroi monacoiv ejzhvtoun tovn zhlwtismovn makravn th`~ ajpostasiva~ tw`n mnhmoneutw`n kai; tou` oijkoumenismou`. O
J dovkimo~ jAlevxandro~ h\to
tovte kh v (28) ejtw`n kai; katovpin tw`n sumboulw`n kai; parotruvnsewn tou` p. Pai>sivou phgaivnei kai; euJrivskei tovn p. jAkavkion kai; tou` zhtei` nav tovn decqh`/ wJ~ uJpotaktikovn tou. O
J Gevronta~ hjrnhvqh thvn ajpodochvn tou` jAlexavndrou eij~ thvn ajrchvn,
ajllav tevlo~ tovn ejdevcqh kai; e[ktote h\san pavntote maziv e{w~ thvn koivmhsin tou` p.
jArtemivou.

b .v Bivos tou` A
j eimnhvstou p. A
j rtemivou
O
J p. jArtevmio~, katav kovsmon, jAlevxandro~ E
j leuqeriavdh~, ejteleivwse tov DhmotiJ
kovn scolei`on mev a[rista kai; thvn aujthvn ejpivdosin ei\cen kai; eij~ tov Gumnavsion.3 H
ejpimevleiav tou au{th, hJ swfrosuvnh tou, kai; hJ wJrimovthtav tou tovn wJdhvghsan w{ste
nav sunecivsh/ kai; panepisthmiakav~ spoudav~. E
[ dwsen ejxetavsei~ oJ nearov~ jAlevxandro~ kai; eijshvcqh eij~ tov Panepisthvmion, o{pou ejspouvdase kai; e[labe tov ptucivon
tou wJ~ Maqhmatikov~. Devn ejxhvskhsen o{mw~ tov ejpavggelma tou` Kaqhghtou`-Maqhmatikou`, ajllav oJ diakahv~ zh`lov~ tou diav thvn pragmatikhvn sofivan, thvn ajpovluton
gnw`sin, thvn gnw`sin tou` Qeou`, tovn wJdhvghsan metav tov pevra~ tw`n spoudw`n tou eij~
tov Panagiobavdiston {Agion O
[ ro~. E
j kei` dev ejph`ge kai; ejkoinobivasen eij~ thvn IJ .
Monhvn Dionusivou, eij~ h{n parevmeinen ejpiv e{n kai; h{misu e[to~.
Eij~ thvn IJ . M. JAgivou Dionusivou, oJ dovkimo~ plevon monacov~ jAlevxandro~ h[koue, wJ~ prerrhvqh, periv tou` Oijkoumenikou` Patriavrcou jAqhnagovrou kai; ejdiavbazen eij~ tovn O
j rqovdoxon Tuvpon kai; eij~ a[lla Cristianikav periodikav diav thvn diavbrwsivn touvtou uJpov tou` oijkoumenismou` kai; thvn ajpovklisivn tou ajpov thvn paradosiakhvn O
j rqovdoxon pivstin. Tovte oJ dovkimo~ jAlevxandro~ ejdhvlwse metav parrhsiva~ eij~
tovn H
J gouvmenon th`~ Monh`~ tou, tovn p. Gabrihvl o{ti, qav fuvgh/ kai; qav ejntacqh`/
metav tw`n zhlwtw`n patevrwn, oiJ oJpoi`oi hjrivqmoun ejkeivnhn thvn perivodon periv touv~ eJxakosivou~ (600) zhlwtav~ ejn tw`/ JAgivw/ O
[ rei kai; ei\con, oiJ makavrioi ou|toi, kovyei
tov mnhmovsunon tou` oijkoumenistou` jAqhnagovrou. H
J Monhv Dionusivou prosepavqei
nav krathvsh/ tovn dovkimon jAlevxandron mev diafovrou~ uJposcevsei~ kai; kolakeiva~:
ajll j ou|to~, wJ~ pistov~ dou`lo~ tou` Kurivou, devn ejdevceto tivpote ajp j o{la aujtav kai;
h[qele nav fuvgh/ ajpov thvn Monhvn tauvthn.
JO bivo~ tou` p. jArtemivou proevrcetai ajpov e{n ceirovgrafon, << O
J bivo~ tou` jAeimnhvstou Pneumatikou` mou Tevknou jArtemivou IJ eromonavcou ...>>, tou` Gevrontov~ tou, p. jAkakivou, prov~ ejmev kai; ajpov
diafovrou~ dihghvsei~ tou` Gevronto~ kai; thvn proswpikhvn ejpikoinwnivan mev tovn p. jArtevmion katav
tav~ ejmav~ ejpiskevyei~ kai; proskunhvmatav mou eij~ tov IJ . JH. Metamorfwvsew~ periv tav devka pevnte
(15) teleutai`a e[th. (I.N.K.)

Paromoivw~, tov e[to~ /aPxz v (1967), oJ p. jAkavkio~ (iJerodiavkono~ jAgaqovniko~ tovte) ajpefavsise diav touv~ ijdivou~ lovgou~ nav fuvgh/ ajpov tov Mevga Sphvlaion, o{pou ejmovnazen ejpiv devka tevssara (14) e[th, lovgw/ th`~ ejnteinomevnh~ krivsew~ kai; ajpostasiva~ tou` jAqhnagovrou kai; dustucw`~ kai; th`~ ejn gevnei ejpishvmou E
j kklhsiva~
th`~ E
J llavdo~. E
j piv ajrketouv~ mh`na~ e[kame qermhvn proseuchvn metav dakruvwn, oJ diavkono~ jAgaqovniko~, w{ste nav plhroforhqh`/ ajpov tovn Kuvrion, tiv nav kavnh/ ejn mevsw/
th`~ pneumatikh`~ tauvth~ krivsew~. Katovpin triw`n mhnw`n qermh`~ proseuch`~, ajkouvei
oJ p. jAgaqovniko~, ajovraton panarmovnion fwnhvn levgousan: << {Agion O
[ ro~, {Agion
O
[ ro~, {Agion O
[ ro~>>. jAmevsw~, ejdhvlwse tou`to eij~ tovn Despovthn Gewvrgion, eij~
tovn oJpoi`on dietevlesen wJ~ diavkonov~ tou ejpiv triva (3) e[th. E
j pivsh~, ejnhmevrwsen ou|to~ tov H
J goumenosumbouvlion th`~ IJ . Monh`~ tou, tov oJpoi`on tou` e[dwsen ajmevsw~ a[deian ejp j ajor
v iston diav tov {Agion O
[ ro~.4
E
j ntov~ miva~ eJbdomavdo~, hjtoimavsqh mevn oJ p. jAkavkio~ kai; ajnecwvrhse diav tov
{Agion O
[ ro~. O
J proorismov~ tou dev h\to hJ IJ . Skhvth tw`n Kausokalubivwn. E
[ yaxe kai; hu|ren ou|to~ a[nwqen th`~ Skhvtew~, mev thvn eujlogivan tw`n Gerovntwn IJ eroqevou kai; Timoqevou,5 e{n kellivon th`~ Metamorfwvsew~ tou` Swth`ro~, tov oJpoi`on ajnh`ken eij~ thvn IJ . Monhvn th`~ JAgiva~ Lauvra~ kai; ajf j ou| tov ejzhvthsen ajpov thvn Monhvn, tou` ejdovqh. H
J kaluvbh au{th h\to e{n mikrovn xhrokavlubon ajkovmh kai; a[neu nerou`, ajll j au}th h\to kai; hJ megavlh ejpiqumiva tou` p. jAkakivou, oJ hJsucasmov~ ejn th`/
ejrhmiva./ Dievmeine mevn eij~ tov kellivon tou`to oJ p. jAkavkio~ ejpiv e{n kai; h{misu e[to~
movno~ tou kai; ejpiv plevon dev di j eJnov~ kai; hJmivseo~ e[tou~ mev tovn dovkimon jAlevxandron.
O
{ tan oJ dovkimo~ jAlevxandro~ e[maqen, ajpov diafovrou~ monacouv~, o{ti e{na~
prwv/hn Megalosphlaiovth~ huJrivsketo eij~ tov xhrokavlubon th`~ Metamorfwvsew~, ejph`ge nav tovn sunanthvsh/ kai; tou` ejzhvthse nav tovn decqh`/ wJ~ uJpotaktikovn tou: ajll j
oJ p. jAkavkio~ devn tovn ejdevcqh, ajpov tapeivnwsin, wJ~ uJpotaktikovn tou. Metav ajpov
ojlivgon kairovn, phgaivnei oJ jAlevxandro~ diav deutevran foravn kai; pavlin hJ ajpavnthsi~ tou` p. jAkakivou h\to ajrnhtikhv. jArgovtera, phgaivnei ou|to~ kai; diav trivthn foravn kai; oJ p. jAkavkio~ h]rcise nav skevptetai tiv nav kavnh/ mev tovn dovkimon aujtovn
W
J ~ ei\cen ei[pei oJ p. jAkavkio~ eij~ tov parelqovn, au{th h\to kai; hJ sumboulhv tou` Gevronto~ Ij wavnnou, ejk th`~ Monh`~ tou` JAgivou Dhmhtrivou jAmfiavlh~, Peiraiw`~, prov~ aujtovn, o{pw~ metabh`/ eij~ tov
{Agion O
[ ro~ diav thvn swthrivan th`~ yuch`~ tou. O
{ ra, Ij wavnnou N. Kallianiwvtou, << O
J
A
{ gio~ Gevrwn Ij wavnnh~ th`~ jAmfiavlh~>>, Christian Vivliografia, Cristianikhv Bibliografiva, 31h/ O
j ktwbrivou
2012, ss. 1-22. http://christianvivliografia.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/%e1%bd%81%e1%bc%8

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OiJ duvo ou|toi Gevronte~ dievmenon eij~ tav Kausokaluvbia, o{pou ei\cen h[dh e[lqei ajpov thvn IJ . Monhvn
Grhgorivou e{na~ sumpatriwvth~ twn, oJ p. Truvfwn, oJ oJpoi`o~ ei\cen ajnalavbei thvn bohvqeian prov~ touvtou~ kai; thvn ghrokovmhsivn twn. Toioutotrovpw~, devn ei\con ou|toi peraitevrw ajnavgkhn diav nav krathvsoun kai; tovn p. jAkavkion maziv twn kai; di j aujtov tou` e[dwsan thvn eujlogivan nav fuvgh/.

monacovn. Tou` h\lqen dev eij~ tov mualov tou tov rhtovn: <<tovn ejrcovmenon prov~ me ouj
mhv ejkbavllw e[xw>>. Phgaivnei tovte oJ p. jAkavkio~ eij~ tov proskunhtavrion kai; pivptei e[mprosqen th`~ eijkovno~ th`~ Megalosphlaiotivsh~6 kai; parekavlei thvn Panagivan diav nav tovn plhroforhvsh/ tiv nav kavnh/ mev tovn nevon aujtovn: nav tovn decqh/` wJ~ uJpotaktikovn tou h[ o[ci, wJ~ e[kamen e{w~ twvra. Tovte ejbgh`ke miva ajstrapovmorfo~ boliv~ ajpov thvn aJgivan eijkovna kai; pivptei eij~ tov ajristerovn mevro~ tou` sthvqou~ tou,
eij~ thvn periochvn th`~ kardiva~ tou. jAmevsw~, hj/sqavnqh mivan ajpevranton ajgavphn diav
tovn jAlevxandron, wJ~ nav h\to ou|to~ pragmatikovn paidivon tou, savrx ejk th`~ sarkov~
tou.
Pavrauta, oJ p. jAkavkio~ bgaivnei ajpov tov proskunhtavriovn tou kai; ajf j ou|
ajgkaliavzei tovn jAlevxandron tou` levgei: <<e[la, ei\sai pneumatikov mou paidiv>>. jAmevsw~, oJ jAlevxandro~ carouvmeno~ ajpov thvn ajpovfasin aujthvn tou` Gevronto~ pivptei
eij~ tav povdia tou kai; tav katefivlei levgwn: <<sev eujcaristw` Gevrontav mou>>. H
J hJmevra au{th h\to hJ l v (30h) Aujgouvstou tou` e[tou~ a
/ Pxh v (1968), hJmevra th`~ eJorth`~
tw`n JAgivwn jAlexavndrou, Pauvlou kai; Ij wavnnou Kwnstantinoupovlew~. Kai; wJ~ levj avn oJ pigei oJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~: <<e[ktote ei[mastan duvo swvmata, miva yuchv>>. E
stov~ Cristianov~ ajfhvsh/ thvn zwhvn tou eij~ tav~ cei`ra~ tou` Qeou`, qav tou` uJpodeivxh/ oJ
Kuvrio~ mev qaumastovn trovpon tiv prevpei nav kavnh/, wJ~ sunevbh eij~ thvn parou`san perivstasin kai; eij~ ajpeivrou~ toiauvta~ eij~ thvn O
j rqodoxivan ma~.7
E
{ n e[to~ braduvteron, ejk th`~ ajpodoch`~ tou` jAlexavndrou uJpov tou` p. jAkakivou, katav thvn eJorthvn th`~ Koimhvsew~ th`~ Qeotovkou, th`~ ie v (15h/) Aujgouvstou
a
/ Pxq v (1969) (palaiovn O
j rqovdoxon hJmerolovgion), oJ dovkimo~ monacov~ jAlevxandro~ e[gine Megalovschmo~ Monacov~ ojnomasqeiv~ jArtevmio~, eij~ tov Kellivon tou`
JAgivou Neivlou tou` Murobluvtou. O
J Gevronta~ A
j kavkio~ kai; oJ uJpotaktikov~ tou p.
jArtevmio~ e[meinan eij~ tav Kausokaluvbia ajkovmh e{n kai; h{misu e[to~ maziv: ejn sunovlw/, triva e[th h\to hJ paramonhv tou` p. jAkakivou eij~ tovn kaqhgiasmevnon aujtovn tovpon. jAllav dustucw`~, oiJ <<ajeivpote kakovfrone~ Lauriw`te~>> e[dwsan ajpoluthvria
eij~ touv~ duvo patevra~ ( jAkavkion kai; jArtevmion) diovti h\san ou|toi zhlwtaiv (pragmatikoiv O
j rqovdoxoi),8 ajllav kai; lovgw/ th`~ uJfistamevnh~ diamavch~ o{son ajfora`/ tov
qevma th`~ Qeiva~ Metalhvyew~: oiJ patevre~ ma~ h\san uJpevr th`~ Qeiva~ Koinwniva~ kai;
tav~ Kuriakav~,9 ejn w|/ oiJ Lauriw`tai movnon uJpevr th`~ Qeiva~ Koinwniva~ tou` Sabbavtou
kai; oujdevpote thvn Kuriakhvn.
Tov kellivon h\to mikrovn kai; mavlista devn ei\ce naovn.
O
J Gevronta~ jAkavkio~ ei\ce givnei zhlwthv~ thvn paramonhvn th`~ Qeiva~ Metamorfwvsew~ eij~ tovn
E
J sperinovn th`~ ~ v (6h~) Aujgouvstou tou` a
/ Pxh v (1968), prov ei[kosi pevnte (25) hJmerw`n kai; mavlista qaumatourgikw`~ kai; pavlin, wJ~ ajnafevrontai tav gegonovta tau`ta ejktenw`~ eij~ tov Ktitorikovn th`~
JIera`~ Monh`~ Metamorfwvsew~ tou` Swth`ro~ ejn Mourterh`/ th`~ Eujboiva~.
8
Eij~ tov ejgguv~ mevllon qav prevpei nav gravyw pwv~ oJ p. jAkavkio~ e[gine zhlwthv~, kaq j o{ti sunevbh
tou`to katovpin ejpitagh`~` tou` Ij divou tou` Cristou` ma~.
9
Eij~ tov parelqovn, <<... JAgiorei`te~ IJ eromovnacoi .... ei\con fuvgei ajpov tov {Agion O
[ ro~ kat j ajnavgkhn metav tovn megavlon diwgmovn ejnantivon tw`n Kollubavdwn, pouv ejpevmenan mev poluvn zh`lon kai;
aujtoqusivan sthvn fuvlaxin th`~ E
j kklhsiastikh`~ paradovsew~. H
J diamavch tovte ei\cen ajrcivsei -periv
6
7

Toioutotrovpw~, oiJ duvo patevre~ e[fugon kai; metevbhsan eij~ thvn Kayavlan, mev
thvn bohvqeian tou` Qeou`, ajllav kai; katovpin neva~ ajpokaluvyew~. jEkei`, katevlusan
eij~ tov Kuriakovn th`~ Skhvtew~, o{pou e[meinan ejpiv pevnte (5) e[th. Katovpin, metefevrqhsan eij~ tov Megavlo Kellivon tou` JAgivou Savbba, eij~ tov oJpoi`on parevmeinan ejpiv
eJptav (7) e[th.10 OiJ patevre~ ma~ e[meinan, sunolikav, eij~ Kausokaluvbia kai; Kayavlan, ejpiv devka eJptav (17) e[th. Katovpin ejswterikh`~ plhroforiva~, oiJ duvo patevre~ e[fugan ajpov tov {Agion O
[ ro~ kai; e[ktisan thvn IJ eravn Monhvn th`~ Metamorfwvsew~
tou` Swth`ro~ eij~ Mourterhvn, O
j ktwnia`~, Eujboiva~.11 H
J a[skhsi~, oiJ ajgw`ne~ kai; hJ
ojrqhv O
j rqovdoxo~ pivsti~ tw`n paradosiakw`n (zhlwtw`n) patevrwn ma~ kaqivstatai oJdhgov~ pavtwn hJmw`n eij~ thvn ejpochvn th`~ pagkosmiopoihvsew~, tou` oijkoumenismou` kai;

tav mevsa tou` 18ou aijw`no~- ajpov thvn tevlesin tw`n Mnhmosuvnwn (Kolluvbwn, ejx ou| kai; Kollubavde~)
thvn Kuriakhvn kai; o[ci tov Savbbaton, o{pw~ oJrivzei hJ ajrcaiva tavxi~ th`~ E
j kklhsiva~. Mev aujthvn thvn
eujkairivan e[kanan thvn ejmfavnisivn tou~ kai; a[lle~ streblev~ ajntilhvyei~, o{pw~ hJ ejnantivwsi~ sthvn
sucnhvn Qeivan Metavlhyin, pouv oJrivzei hJ E
j kklhsiastikhv paravdosi~, kai; a[lla qevmata, w{ste stov
tevlo~ tov kivnhma tw`n Kollubavdwn, nav givnh/ oJ shmaiofovro~ th`~ O
j rqodovxou jAkribeiva~ kai; ejpistrofhv stouv~ JAgivou~ Patevre~. OiJ monternivzonte~, oiJ newterivzonte~ Monacoiv, ejphreasmevnoi ajpov tav
dutikav provtupa, h[qelan nav tropopoihvsoun pollav ajpov tav patroparavdota kai; paradedomevna. Kai;
hJ suvgkrousi~ e[labe megavle~ diastavsei~, w{ste nav givnoun ejpembavsei~ tou` Patriarceivou. Parav tau`ta sunecivsthke hJ diamavch giav pollev~ dekaetive~, mev eujergetikav eujtucw`~ ajpotelevsmata giav thvn
sunevcisin th`~ JAgiva~ Paradovsewv~ ma~. Diovti oJ Kollubadismov~, pouv ajnevdeixe megavle~ morfev~ kai;
keivmena shmantikav, ejstavqhke e{na ejxugeiantikov kivnhma, pouv hJ ejpivdrasiv~ tou stov Gevno~ ma~ ajkovma sunecivzetai.>> (P. M. Swthvrcou, Aujtov~ oJ Mevga~: {Agio~ Nikovdhmo~ oJ JAgioreivth~, E
j kdovsei~
<<ASTHR>>, jAqh`nai, 1992, ss. 62-63). Eujcovmeqa tov aujtov kai; diav tovn qeovklhton kai; qeoprovblhton Zhlwtismovn, tovn uJperaspisthvn th`~ Paterikh`~ Paradosiakh`~ E
J llhnorqodoxiva~ ma~!...
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Tov a
/ Poq v (1979), oJ k. Pau`lo~ Mpilavlh~ (ijatrov~ paidivatro~) ejph`ge mev tav duvo tevkna tou
eij~ tov {Agion O
[ ro~ diav proskuvnhma kai; ejpevrasen ajpov thvn Kayavlan, o{pou huJrivsketo oJ suggenhv~
tou p. Nikovdhmo~ Mpilavlh~. Parapleuvrw~ touvtou h\to tov Kellivon tou` Gevronto~ jAkakivou kai;
tou` p. jArtemivou, tov Kellivon tou` JAgivou Savbba. JO k. Pau`lo~ ejpeskevfqh touv~ patevra~ ma~ kai;
tovte oJ p. jArtevmio~ ei\ce bgavlei e{na livpwma kai; ejzhvthse thvn gnwvmhn tou` ijatrou`, oJ oJpoi`o~ tovn
kaqhsuvcase kai; tou` proevteine nav katevbh/ eij~ tov N.I.E. (Nosokomei`on Klhrikw`n) diav nav tov ajfairevsoun. E
[ tsi oJ p. jArtevmio~ ejph`gen eij~ jAqhvna~ kai; oJ pneumatikov~ twn, oJ p. Nhvfwn (ajdelfov~
tou` makaristou` Sebasmiwtavtou Pevtrou jAstoriva~, jAmerikh`~) proevteine thvn ceirotonivan tou` p.
jArtemivou eij~ iJereva metav thvn noshleivan tou. Tovte oJ Despovth~ Pevtro~ e[grayen e{n gravmma eij~ tovn
Gevronta jAkavkion zhtw`n stoicei`a periv tw`n ajretw`n tou` p. jArtemivou. O
J Gevronta~ gravfei mivan ejpistolhvn kai; thvn ajpostevllei eij~ tovn Despovthn. Thvn ejpistolhvn tauvthn oujdevpote e[deixen eij~ tovn
p. jArtevmion oJ Gevronta~ tou, ajll j ejkravtei tauvthn eij~ tov proswpikovn tou ajrcei`on. E
[ meinen hJ ejpistolhv au{th xecasmevnh ajpov tov a
/ Poq v (1979), oJpovte ejgravfh, e{w~ thvn d v (4hn) Ij oulivou b
/ i v
(2010), o{tan oJ Gevronta~ thvn hu|ren eij~ e{n mikrovn disevlidon cartavki kai; h\to au{th a[qikto~. O
{ la
tav uJpovloipa cartiav kai; shmeiwvmata, tav oJpoi`a ei\cen oJ Gevronta~ eij~ tovn cw`ron aujtovn, ei\can givnei
skovnh ajpov tav <<yaravkia>> (zouzouvnia). Eij~ tav~ e v (5) Ij oulivou /bi v (2010), hJmevran Kuriakhvn, eJorthvn tou` JAgivou jAqanasivou, iJdrutou` th`~ M. Lauvra~, ejdiavbasen oJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~ tauvthn
ejntov~ th`~ E
j kklhsiva~ kai; dikaiologw`n thvn ajnavgnwsivn th~, levgei ou|to~: <<diovti jArtevmio~ piav
devn uJph`rce, w{ste nav proskrouvsw sthvn tapeivnwsivn tou>>.
11
O
{ ra, Ij wavnnou N. Kallianiwvtou, JIerovn JHsucasthvrion Metamorfwvsew~ tou` Swth`ro~ Mourterh`~
O
j ktwnia`~, Aujlwnavrion-Eujboiva~, b
/ z v (2007), selivde~ 229.

th`~ prodosiva~ tou` JEllhnismou` kai; th`~ O

j rqodoxiva~ uJpov tw`n peplanhmevnwn
kai; politikw`n hJgetw`n th`~ cwvra~ ma~.

<<pneumatikw`n>>

g .v O
J Diwgmovs tw`n Zhlwtw`n kai; hJ E
[ xodos ejk tou` A
J givou O
[ rous
Dustucw`~, oiJ diwgmoiv tw`n O
j rqodovxwn zhlwtw`n uJpov tw`n oijkoumenistw`n h[rcisan
kai; sunecivzontai drimuvteroi kaqhmerinw`~.12 OiJ diwgmoiv oujdevpote ejptovhsan touv~
pragmatikouv~ O
j rqodovxou~ eij~ thvn discilieth` poreivan th`~ E
j kklhsiva~ tw`n aJgivwn, tw`n oJsivwn, tw`n zhlwtw`n, tw`n qaumavtwn, tw`n diwgmw`n kai; tw`n martuvrwn. Ou|toi
oiJ dediwgmevnoi zhlwtaiv tw`n ejscavtwn hJmerw`n qav katastou`n oiJ teleutai`oi megalomavrture~ eij~ thvn basileivan tw`n Oujranw`n, o{pou touv~ ajnamevnei hJ dovxa tou` Kurivou
kai; Qeou` twn, wJ~ sumbaivnh/ mev thvn IJ . M. E
j sfigmevnou, touv~ ejnapomevnonta~ uJperhvlika~ zhlwtav~ ejn tw`/ JAgivw/ O
[ rei kai; touv~ euJriskomevnou~ ejktov~ [Aqwno~. Dustucw`~, qav prevpei nav ajnhsucw`men ajkovmh kai; diav thvn fusikhvn u{parxin tou` JAgivou O
[ rou~, o{tan oiJ zhlwtaiv tou ejkleivyoun.
Tov a
/ Ppb v (1982) oiJ patevre~ jAkavkio~ kai; jArtevmio~ e[fugon, qaumastw`/
tw`/ trovpw/, ajpov tov {Agion O
[ ro~, diovti ajnevmenon thvn ceirotonivan twn kai; ajntiv
tauvth~, touv~ ei\pon nav uJpavgoun eij~ tov Patriarcei`on Kwnstantinoupovlew~, i{na pavroun thvn eujlogivan tou` Patriavrcou Dhmhtrivou, nav touv~ ceirotonhvsh/ kai; nav ejpistrevyoun eij~ tov {Agion O
[ ro~. OiJ duvo patevre~ ma~ ajphvnthsan tovte o{ti, <<ou[te
tiv~ katavre~, ou[te tiv~ eujlogive~ tou` Patriavrch qevlome, diovti mnhmoneuvei tovn Pavpa>>. Dustucw`~, sunevbhsan kai; a[lla pollav dusavresta gegonovta13 kai; ajpeilaiv ajpelavsew~ tw`n zhlwtw`n ajpov touv~ oijkoumenistav~ kai; diav tou`to oiJ patevre~ ejgkatevleiyan tov ajgaphmevnon twn {Agion O
[ ro~.
Katovpin th`~ qeovqen plhroforiva~ legouvsh~, <<e[xw!>> kai; thvn eujlogivan tou`
pneumatikou` twn, p. Nhvfwno~, ajfhvnoun oiJ duvo patevre~ tov eujruvcwron kai; neoepiskeuasqevn kellivon twn eij~ tov {Agion O
[ ro~ kai; ejxevrcontai, fobouvmenoi ajkovmh
kai; di j aujthvn tauvthn thvn ajnacwvrhsin th`~ Kuriva~ Qeotovkou ejk tou` JAgivou O
[ rou~, lovgw/ th`~ ajpostasiva~ tou kai; th`~ ejnovcou siwph`~ tou prov~ touv~ oijkoumenistav~ tou` Fanarivou, wJ~ ma`~ levgei eij~ tav~ profhteiva~ tou oJ {Agio~ Nei`lo~ oJ
Murobluvth~.14 Toioutotrovpw~, oJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~ kai; oJ p. jArtevmio~ ajpov noikokurai`oi eij~ tov Peribovlion th`~ Panagiva~ katevlhxan filoxenouvmenoi eij~ thvn xe-

jAll j oJ Kuvrio~ levgei hJmi`n pavlin: <<Makavrioiv ejste o{tan ojneidivswsin uJma`~ kai; diwvxwsi kai; ei[pwsi pa`n ponhrovn rh`ma kaq j uJmw`n yeudovmenoi e{neken ejmou`>>. (Matq. e v 11).
13
Diav pleivona~ plhroforiva~, o{ra ejpivsh~, Ij wavnnou N. Kallianiwvtou, JIerovn JHsucasthvrion Metamorfwvsew~ tou` Swth`ro~.
14
O
{ ra, Tou` O
J sivou Patrov~ hJmw`n Neivlou tou` Muroblhvtou, Profhtei`ai kai; Nouqesivai prov~ touv~
O
j gdoi?ta~ Monacouv~ tou` JAgivou O
[ rou~, jAqhvna 2005, ss. 107-110. Tov biblivon tou`to ejpemelhvqh
uJpov tou` p. jArtemivou, ejk ceirogravfou tou` JAgivou [Orou~ kai; tov sunistw` eij~ a{panta~ touv~ O
j rqodovxou~.
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nivan IJ eravn Monhvn tw`n JAgivwn Kuprianou` kai; Ij oustivnh~,15 parav th`/ Fulh`/ jAttikh`~, o{pou parevmeinan ejpiv ~ v (6) mh`na~. E
j kei` e[gine kai; hJ ceirotoniva tou` p.
jArtemivou eij~ diavkonon kai; tou` p. jAkakivou eij~ iJereva, thvn hJmevran th`~ eJorth`~
tou` hjgaphmevnou twn JAgivou, tou` JAgivou Neivlou tou` Murobluvtou, th`/ ib v (12h/)
Noembrivou a
/ Ppd v (1984). Katovpin ojlivgwn mhnw`n, katav thvn hJmevran th`~ eJorth`~
tw`n prostatw`n twn, tw`n JAgioreitw`n Patevrwn, th`/ id v (14h/) Ij ounivou a
/ Ppe v
(1985), oJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~ proeceirivsqh jArcimandrivth~ kai; pneumatikov~ kai;
oJ p. jArtevmio~ iJereuv~.16
Metav ajpov ojlivgon crovnon, katovpin qauvmato~ tou` Timivou Staurou` eij~ thvn
periochvn Pournavra, plhsivon tou` cwrivou Mourterh`~, Aujlwnarivou, Eujboiva~, oiJ patevre~ hjgovrasan e{n kth`ma kai; ajnhvgeiran thvn IJ eravn Monhvn th`~ Metamorfwvsew~
tou` Swth`ro~. H
J zwhv tw`n duvo touvtwn patevrwn ei\nai e{n sunecev~ qau`ma, wJ~ ajnafevretai eij~ tov Ktitorikovn th`~ Monh`~17 kai; wJrismevna ejpilegovmena qaumastav toiau`ta perigravfontai ajllacovqen.18

d .v H
J ejktov
v tou` A
J givou O
[ rous H
J sucastikhv Poreiva
tos
H
J zwhv tw`n duvo patevrwn (Gevronto~ jAkakivou kai; p. jArtemivou), metav thvn e[xodon
twn ajpov tov {Agion O
[ ro~, devn h\to di j o{lou eu[kolo~: ajll j ejpevrasan maziv, ajllhlosthrizovmenoi kai; ajllhloeniscuovmenoi, bebaivw~ kai; mev thvn tou` Qeou` Cavrin, ajkovmh ei[kosi e{x (26) e[th mev pollouv~ peirasmouv~, diav nav fqavsoun eij~ thvn kavqarsin th`~ yuch`~ twn, mev thvn terastivan uJpomonhvn twn di j o{la aujtav, tav oJpoi`a touv~
e[qesen eij~ thvn pneumatikhvn poreivan twn oJ ponhrov~ kai; tav ejpevtreyen oJ Kuvrio~.
Pavra pollaiv h\san aiJ sukofantivai, tav dikasthvria ajpov touv~ perioivkou~ kai; a[llai
dokimasivai. H
J
Cavri~ tou` Qeou`, o{mw~, devn touv~ ejgkatevleiye potev kai; e[tsi e[ktisan kai; tov poqhtovn IJ erovn twn H
J sucasthvrion th`~ Metamorfwvsew~ tou` Swth`ro~,
o{ katevsth hJ ajparchv th`~ neva~ ejktov~ O
[ rou~ hJsucastikh`~ poreiva~ twn prov~ tovn
aJgiasmovn.

Eij~ thvn IJ eravn tauvthn Monhvn ei\ce filoxenhqh` kai; oJ p. jAdrianov~ ajpov tov [Oro~ Sina` (Kellivon tw`n JAgivwn Galaktivwno~ kai; E
j pisthvmh~), oJ oJpoi`o~ e[fugen ajpov ejkei` lovgw/ tou` oijkoumenismou`
tou` dieisduvsanto~ eij~ thvn periochvn tauvthn. Ei\ca dev thvn tou` Qeou` eujmevneian nav pavrw thvn eujlogivan tou kai; nav mou` dwrhvsh/ e{n ejxaivsion tovmon th`~ ceirografikh`~ tou, tov Qeotokavrion A
J givou Nikodhvmou JAgioreivtou, ejpiskeptovmeno~ thvn IJ . M. JAgivwn Kuprianou` kai; Ij oustivnh~, kaq j o{n crovnon ejfiloxenei`to kai; ou|to~ oJ makavrio~ uJpov tou` makaristou` kai; ajeisebavstou Sebasmiwtavtou kurou` Kuprianou`. (I.N.K.)
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W
J ~ e[grafen oJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~: <<ceirotonive~ phvrame ajpov tovn Sebasmiwvtaton Kuprianovn tov
e[to~ 1984-85 eij~ thvn IJ . M. JAgivou Kuprianou` kai; Ij oustivnh~>>.
17
Diav perissotevra~ plhroforiva~, o{ra, Ij wavnnou N. Kallianiwvtou, JIerovn JHsucasthvrion Metamorfwvsew~ tou` Swth`ro~.
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O
{ ra, Ij wavnnou N. Kallianiwvtou, <<Bivo~ kai; Politeiva tou` IJ eromonavcou jArtemivou>>, IJ . H
J .
Metamorfwvsew~, /bid v (2014).
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H
J
IJ erav Monhv twn eij~ Mourterhvn ejktivsqh mev eJxhvkonta (60) eJkatommuvria
dracmav~, ajpov thvn patrikhvn periousivan tou` p. jArtemivou kai; mev ajkovmh dwvdeka
(12) eJkatommuvria dracmav~ ajpov thvn patrikhvn periousivan tou` Gevronto~ jAkakivou.
O
J p. jArtevmio~ a[fhse mev diaqhvkhn tou kai; kth`ma triw`n stremmavtwn metav ejlaiw`no~ eij~ thvn Monhvn, w{ste nav lambavnh/ au{th tov e[laiovn th~. O
J drasthvrio~ kai;
wJ~ aJgiogravfo~ p. jArtevmio~ ejstovlise mev aJgiva~ eijkovna~ touv~ duvo IJ erouv~ Naouv~,
tou` Timivou Prodrovmou kai; tw`n JAgivwn Barsanoufivou kai; Ij wavnnou. O
{ son crovnon
ejleuvqeron ei\cen ou|to~, tovn ejcrhsimopoivei ajskouvmeno~ kai; mev thvn aJgiografivan. Tov
pneumatikovn kai; kathchtikovn oJplostavsion th`~ IJ era`~ Monh`~ ( H
J sucasthrivou)
twn h\to gema`ton ajpov e[ntupa kai; bibliva pneumatikou` kai; kaqodhghtikou` periecomevnou, kaq j wJ~ kai; ajpov eijkovna~ kai; komboscoivnia. E
j xhvskei, oJ makavrio~ p.
jArtevmio~ kai; ejktov~ tou` JAgivou O
[ rou~ thvn iJerapostolhvn, thvn oJpoivan uJphrevtei
pantou` kai; pavntote, wJ~ kai; ejntov~ tou` JAgivou O
[ rou~.
jEpivsh~, eij~ tav~ Qeiva~ Leitourgiva~ kai; eij~ thvn Proskomidhvn ejmnhmovneuen
ou|to~ pavra pollav ojnovmata, zwvntwn te kai; teqnewvtwn, dwrhtw`n kai; kthtovrwn: oujdevpote ejpevtaxe cartiv (divptucon) mev ojnovmata mnhmoneuomevnwn, ajllav tav ejfuvlatten
ejntov~ mia`~ sakouvlla~ kai; tav ejstauvrwnen a[nwqen tou` aJgivou diskarivou kai; e[legen
eij~ tovn Gevrontav tou, tovn p. jAkavkion: <<Aujtav Gevrontav mou ei\nai tav crevh ma~>>.
Ou|to~ h\n oJ polueuvsplagcno~ pathvr jArtevmio~: << jAqw`o/ ~ cersiv kai; kaqarov~ th`/
kardiva,/ o{~ oujk e[laben ejpiv mataivw/ thvn yuchvn aujtou` kai; oujk w[mosen ejpiv dovlw/ tw`/
plhsivon aujtou`.>> [Yalm. kg v (23), 4].
jApov tov a
/ Pxh v (1968) th`/ l v (30h/) Aujgouvstou, hJmevran ajpodoch`~ tou` dokivmou jAlexavndrou wJ~ uJpotaktikou` uJpov tou` Gevronto~, e{w~ tov b
/ i v (2010) th`/ la v
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(31h/) Ij anouarivou (P. O. H.) katav thvn oJsiakhvn koivmhsin tou` iJeromonavcou jArtemivou, tou`t j e[stin ejpiv tessaravkonta duvo (42) e[th, oiJ duvo ou|toi patevre~ h\san
<<duvo swvmata kai; miva yuchv>> katav tovn Gevronta jAkavkion.
E
j pivsh~, h\to ou|to~ ajxiagavphto~ uJpov pavntwn kai; aiJ ajretaiv touvtou ajnafevrontai eij~ ejpistolhvn tou` Gevronto~ jAkakivou prov~ tovn E
j pivskopon Pevtron, jAstoriva~, jAmerikh`~, hJ oJpoiva
ejgravfh tov /aPoq v (1979): katovpin movnon dwvdeka (12) ejtw`n sunodoiporiva~ ejn tw`/
JAgivw/ O
[ rei. jAnamfibovlw~, aiJ ajretaiv kai; hJ pneumatikovth~ tou` p. jArtemivou
hujxhvqhsan mev thvn pavrodon tou` crovnou: kaq j o{ti ou|to~ ejstivn oJ bivo~ tw`n pragmatikw`n E
J llhnorqodovxwn patevrwn, hJ sunechv~ a[nodo~, oJ ajgwvn diav thvn teleiovthta
kai; hJ lh`yi~ th`~ Qeiva~ Cavrito~ uJpov tou` Kurivou (<<tov kaq j oJmoivwsin>>). O
J Gevronta~ jAkavkio~ oJmologei` o{ti aiJ ajretaiv tou` p. jArtemivou ejdiplasiavsqhsan mev
tov pevra~ tou` crovnou kai; eijdikw`~, katovpin tessaravkonta duvo (42) e[th sumbiwvsew~, koinw`n ajgwvnwn kai; ajnodikh`~ poreiva~, ajllav kai; diav th`~ Qeiva~ Pronoiva~, kaq j
o{ti oujdevpote ou|to~ hjgavphse mataiovthta kai; pwvpote ejzhvthse yeu`do~.

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Mev tov nevon hJmerolovgion h\to hJ ig v (13h) Febrouarivou

b
/ i v (2010).

O
{ tan oJ p. jArtevmio~ e[fqasen eij~ tov eJbdomhkostovn (70) e[to~ th`~ zwh`~ tou,
e[labe tov mhvnuma diav tov aijwvnion taxivdiovn tou.20 Ei[kosi (20) hJmevra~ prov th`~ koimhvsewv~ tou ejthlefwvnhsen21 eij~ thvn k. Sofivan Spanou` (monavkribhn kovrhn th`~ ajeimnhvstou ajdelfh`~ tou` Gevronto~ jAkakivou) eij~ jAqhvna~ kai; levgei tav eJxh`~ eij~
tauvthn. << E
j gwv Sofiva mou qav fuvgw, ajllav skevptomai tovn Gevrontav mou, o{pou ajfhvnw pivsw, diovti ejgwv e[pairna 600 eujrwv tovn mh`na (lovgw/ th`~ ajggeioplastikh`~ tou),
ejn w|/ oJ Gevrontav~ mou paivrnei suvntaxh tou` OGA, 365 eujrwv mhniaivw~ kai; pw`~ qav
tav bgavlh/ pevra; jAllav ejgwv, a[n brw` parrhsiva stovn Cristov mou, qav tovn bohqavw
ajpov tovn Oujranov.>>22
Tevssara~ hJmevra~ prov th`~ koimhvsew~ kalei` oJ p. A
j rtevmio~ tovn Gevrontav
tou levgwn. <<Gevrontav mou, e[la nav mev ejxomologhvsh/~, nav mou` diabavsh/~ thvn eujchv
th`~ yucorraghvsew~ tou` ajgaphmevnou ma~ JAgivou Nhvfwno~ Kwnstantianh`~23 kai; nav
mev koinwnhvsh/~ sw`ma kai; ai|ma tou` Cristou`.>> O
{ tan oJ Gevronta~ h[kouse tav lovgia
aujtav, diav thvn eujchvn tou` JAgivou periv yucorraghvsew~, thvn ejxomolovghsin kai; thvn
Qeivan Koinwnivan, ejstenocwrhvqh sfovdra kai; mev megavlhn katavqliyin tou` ajpanta`./
<<Giativ paidiv mou eujloghmevno mou` tav zhta`~
/ aujtav, o{pou ei\nai di j ejkeivnou~ o{pou
J ajpovkrisi~ tou` p. jArtemivou h\to hJ eJxh`~: <<Gevronkavnoun tov aijwvnion taxivdi;>> H
tav mou ejgwv qav sev didavxw ejsevna; E
j suv gnwrivzei~, o{ti oujk e[comen w|de mevnousa
povlin, ajllav thvn mevllousan ejpizhtou`me; E
j dw`, Gevrontav mou, ei[meqa pavroikoi kai;
parepivdhmoi, kaq j wJ~ pavnte~ oiJ patevre~ ma~: ejxetavsei~ divdomen kai; o{poio~ petuvcei, ejpevtuce. E
j dw`, ei[maste diabatavrika pouliav.>>
Pravgmati, oJ Gevronta~ e[kane o{la o{sa tou` ejzhvthsen oJ ajgaphtov~ tou uJpotaktikov~. Ei\ce mevn oJ p. jArtevmio~ kavnei ejxetavsei~ ai{mato~ kai; a[lla~ toiauvta~ eij~
tov Nosokomei`on Kuvmh~ kai; dustucw`~, hu|ron <<o{ti o{la h\san ajnebasmevna>>. Tou` sunevsthsan dev nav uJpavgh/ eij~ e{n megavlon nosokomei`on tw`n jAqhnw`n diav peraitevrw ejAiJ plhroforivai au|tai divdontai eij~ tovn gravfonta ajpov tovn Gevronta jAkavkion, ejpiv tov plei`ston
graptw`~, ajllav kai; proforikw`~.
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O
J ajxiagavphto~ p. jArtevmio~ ejthlefwvnei sucnavki~ kai; eij~ ejmev eij~ thvn jAmerikhvn kai; wJmivlei
met j ejmou` h[ metav th`~ suzuvgou mou. JH dev ejpikoinwniva ma~ mev tov hjlektronikovn tacudromei`on (email) h\to poluv sucnhv. Ma`~ e[cei, pravgmati, leivyei hJ sebasmiva kai; melivrruto~ fwnhv tou, tav gravmmatav tou, ajllav kai; hJ a[neu o{rwn ajgavph tou.
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Kai; pravgmati aujtov sunevbh, wJ~ levgei oJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~. <<Thvn hJmevran th`~ khdeiva~ tou, divcw~ ejgwv nav ei[pw eij~ oujdevna o{ti e[cw ajnavgkh crhmavtwn, 6-8 a[toma, pneumatikoiv a[nqrwpoi, mou` e[deinan, oJ e{na~ 400 eujrwv, oJ a[llo~ 200, a[llo~ 100, a[llo~ 300, a[llo~ 50, a[llo~ 150 k.lp., mevsa sev
fakelavkia. E
j avn ejnqumou`mai ejmazeuvqhsan 1.200 eujrwv. Tov aujtov e[gine kai; eij~ tov mnhmovsunon tw`n
40 hJmerw`n tou. Scedovn tov i[dion posovn. Poiov~ ejnhvrghse; JH yucouvla tou.>>
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Bibliva dev tou` JAgivou Nhvfwno~, ajpov tov a
/ Pob v (1972), o{pou ejtupwvqh tov prw`ton teu`co~, ei\ce
dwvsei, wJ~ eujlogivan, oJ p. jArtevmio~ eij~ suggenei`~, fivlou~ kai; gnwstouv~ periv tav 60 mev 70 bibliva.
E
j pivsh~, oJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~ ejmoivrasen , eij~ mnhmovsunon th`~ aJgiva~ yuch`~ tou` pneumatikou` tou
tevknou, periv tav 40 bibliva katav thvn khdeivan tou kai; katav tov 40kontahvmeron mnhmovsunovn tou kai;
sunecivzei oJ Gevronta~ nav tav divdh/ o{la, wJ~ eujlogivan, eij~ touv~ pistouv~. Tov kovsto~ (hJ timhv) tw`n biblivwn touvtwn ei\nai 10 eujrwv e{kaston kai; o{la tav oijkonomei` hJ aJgiva yuchv tou, wJ~ levgei oJ Gevronta~:
<<potev devn e[come meivnei cwriv~ crhvmata eij~ tav triva e[th ajpov th`~ koimhvsewv~ tou>>.
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xetavsei~ kai; nav tou` prosfevroun o{ti h\to ejpisthmonikw`~ dunatovn. E

[ steilan tav~
ejxetavsei~ aujtav~ oiJ patevre~ eij~ kavpoion pistovn, eujlabevstaton kai; qeofobouvmenon
fivlon twn ceirourgovn ijatrovn eij~ tov Nosokomei`on Papadhmhtrivou. H
\ to Paraskeuhv prwi? kai; eij~ tav~ 7:00 hJ w{ra thlefwnei` oJ fivlo~ tw`n patevrwn, oJ ijatrov~ ou|to~ kai; levgei eij~ tovn dovkimon monacovn th`~ IJ . Monh`~, tovn Dhmhvtrion Mhtrogiavnnhn (nu`n monacovn Dwrovqeon), nav uJpavgh/ oJ p. jArtevmio~ eij~ tov Nosokomei`on.
jAnakoinwvnoun dev eij~ tovn patevra jArtevmion, o{ti oJ ijatrov~ levgei nav pavh/ eij~
tov Nosokomei`on. Tovte oJ p. jArtevmio~ parakalei` tovn Gevrontav tou levgwn: <<Gevrontav mou a[fhsev me nav ajpoqavnw ejdw` eij~ tov Monasthvriovn mou>>. O
J Gevronta~ tovn ejpivesen, w{ste nav uJpavgh/ diav tav~ peraitevrw ejxetavsei~ eij~ tov Nosokomei`on. Tovte oJ
p. jArtevmio~ ajpanta`/ e[mprosqen kai; tou` dokivmou Dhmhtrivou. <<Qav kavnw uJpakohvn
Gevrontav mou, ajllav nav xevrh/~ au[rio Savbbato qav mev fevroun nekrovn.>> Pravgmati,
sunevbh ajkribw`~ aujtov, tov oJpoi`on ei\cen ajnafevrei oJ prooratikov~ p. jArtevmio~.

e .v Teleuthv tou` Bivou kai; Koivmhsis tou` p. A

j rtemiv
v u
rtemio
O
J pathvr jArtevmio~ hjs
/ qavneto thvn ajsqevneiavn tou, kaq j wJ~ kai; proei`de thvn tou`
bivou tou teleuthvn, ajllav devn e[lege tivpote kai; eij~ oujdevna, lovgw/ th`~ ajpeivrou uJpomonh`~ tou. Devn ei\cen o{mw~ povnou~, ou[te puretovn kai; movno~ tou ejphvgainen eij~ thvn
toualevttan, e[trwge dev poluv ojlivgon faghtovn. Lovgw/ tou` thlefwnhvmato~ tou` ijatrou`, tou` k. jAqanasivou Papagewrgivou, e[fuge thvn Paraskeuhvn tov prwi? ajpov thvn
IJ . Monhvn kai; eij~ tav~ 10:00 p.m. h\to eij~ tov Nosokomei`on, o{pou h[rcisan nav tou`
kavnoun o{la~ tav~ ejxetavsei~. Thvn eJpomevnhn hJmevran, Savbbaton, tov ajpovgeuma, thlefwnei` eij~ tovn Gevronta jAkavkion oJ ceirourgov~ k. Papagewrgivou kai; tou` levgei.
<<Kouravgio Gevronta, kouravgio.>> O
J
Gevronta~ ajnhvsuco~ tovn ejrwta`./ <<Tiv sumbaivnei giatrev mou;>> H
J ajpavnthsi~ tou` ijatrou` h\to poluv sklhrhv diav tovn Gevronta.
<<Diavcuto~ karkivno~ eij~ o{lon tou tov sw`ma, pavgkrea~, sukwvti, o{la fagwmevna: twvra e[cei pevsei sev kovmma. Tov qaumastovn ei\nai o{ti ou[te puretovn, ou[te povnou~ ei\ce.>>24
/ i v (2010)] ejkoimhvqh
Tov Savbbaton tov bravdu [thvn la v (31hn) Ij anouarivou b
teleutw`n tovn provskairon bivon kai; ajpedhvmhsen eij~ Kuvrion, ajrcivzwn thvn aijwvnion
zwhvn, wJ~ ei\cen, oJ i[dio~ oJ ajeimakavristo~ p. jArtevmio~, problevyei. Duvo eujsebei`~
kai; pistaiv kurivai,25 aiJ oJpoi`ai huJrivskonto eij~ tov dwmavtiovn tou katav thvn w{ran
th`~ oJsiakh`~ tou koimhvsew~, ajnevferan kai; diebebaivwsan tovn Gevronta periv th`~ teleuth`~ tou` p. jArtemivou mev tav eJxh`~ lovgiav twn. << O
{ tan ejxh`lqe hJ aJgiva tou yuchv,
Aujtov tov fainovmenon, th`~ ejlleivyew~ povnwn, sumbaivnei movnon eij~ oJsivou~ kai; aJgivou~ ajnqrwvpou~,
wJ~ ei\pon eij~ tovn Gevronta jAkavkion. Polloiv dev ijatroiv ejpebebaivwsan eij~ tovn Gevronta o{ti toiouvtou
ei[dou~ ajsqeneiva~, mev ejnevsei~ morfivnh~ prospaqou`n oiJ qeravponte~ nav ajnakoufivsoun touv~ ajsqenei`~,
ajllav kai; pavlin devn katastevllontai oiJ tromeroiv povnoi twn.
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Au|tai h\san, hJ Aijkaterivnh tou` jArmenavkh, ajdelfhv tou` Panagiwvtou H
j liopouvlou kai; hJ Basilikhv P. Mountouvrh, hJ oJpoiva e[cei tov bibliopwlei`on << H
J Basileuvousa>>.
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miva eujwdiva aijsqanqhvkame wJsavn nav ei[maste mevsa sev e{na kh`po mev rovda kai; triantavfulla.>> Tov aujtov ejpebebaivwsan kai; a[lloi pistoiv katav thvn w{ran th`~ tafh`~ tou`
p. jArtemivou. O
J k. [Aggelo~ Kouvgia~, ei|~ eujlabhv~, eujsebhv~, pistov~ kai; qeofobouvmeno~ a[nqrwpo~ ejfwvnazen: <<eujwdiva, eujwdiva patevre~>>. H
\ san dev periv tav eJkatovn (100) a[toma parovnta eij~ tov gegonov~ aujtov katav thvn khdeivan tou` makaristou`
p. jArtemivou. O
[ ntw~, <<tivmio~ ejnantivon Kurivou oJ qavnato~ tw`n oJsivwn aujtou`>>.
[Yalm. rie v (115), 5].
Thvn nuvktan, metav thvn koivmhsivn tou, ajkouvei oJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~, eij~ tovn
toi`con, oJ oJpoi`o~ cwrivzei tav duvo kelliav twn trei`~ ktuvpou~, wJ~ sunhvqize nav ktuph`/
oJ p. jArtevmio~ o{tan h[qele kavti diav nav mhv shkwvnetai. Tovte oJ Gevronta~ ejshkwvqh
ejpavnw kai; kavnei thvn eJxh`~ skevyin: <<tov paidiv mou ejkoimhvqh, tiv ktuvpoi ei\nai aujtoiv;>> Phgaivnei ou|to~ divpla eij~ tov dwmavtion tou` p. jArtemivou, ajllav devn ejfavnh
tivpote. E
j pistrevfei oJ Gevronta~ eij~ tov kellivon tou kai; h[rcise nav proseuvcetai
kai; o{tan tovn ejph`re kai; pavlin oJ u{pno~, ajkouvei e[xwqen tou` kellivou tou glukav~ oJmiliva~. E
j shkwvqh ou|to~ kai; pavlin kai; ajnoivgei thvn povrtan tou` kellivou kai; koitavzei prov~ tovn diavdromon, ajllav kai; twvra devn blevpei tivpote. E
j pistrevfei eij~ tov
kellivon tou, gonativzei ejk nevou kai; proseuvcetai ojlivgon kai; ejn suneceiva/ tovn paivrnei oJ u{pno~. Aijsqavnetai tovte oJ Gevronta~, wJ~ kavpoio~ nav e[rcetai eij~ tov maxillavri tou kai; nav ktuph`/ trei`~ forav~ tov proskevfalovn tou kai; oJ ajer
v a~ ajpov aujtov nav
pevfth/ eij~ tov provswpovn tou. Katav tovn Gevronta jAkavkion, hJ eJrmhneiva touvtwn tw`n
gegonovtwn ei\nai hJ eJxh`~: << jApov o{ti o{mw~ katavlaba, hJ yucouvla tou maziv mev tovn
a{gio [Aggelov tou, guvrize tav duvo kelliav ma~.>>
E
j n suneceiva,/ ejplhsivazen hJ hJmeromhniva tou` tessarakonqhmevrou mnhmosuvnou
kai; hJ ajgwniva tou` Gevronto~ h\to poluv megavlh: wJrismevnoi a[nqrwpoi e[legon nav givnh/
eij~ lh v (38) hJmevra~ kai; a[lloi eij~ m v (40) hJmevra~. Tovn Gevronta tovn ajphscovlei hJ
eu{resi~ iJerevw~, w{ste nav leitourghvsh/ katav thvn hJmevran tauvthn. Ei|~ eujlabhv~ Cristianov~, oJ Panagiwvth~ H
j liovpoulo~ ei\pen o{ti qav e[stelle tovn p. Dhmhvtrion26 ajpov tav~ jAqhvna~. Prov th`~ ajnakoinwvsew~ tauvth~ tou` k. H
j liopouvlou, oJ Gevronta~
proshuvceto gonupethv~ diav thvn eu{resin iJerevw~ katav thvn hJmevran tou` mnhmosuvnou.
Ei\cen ou|to~ ejnagkalisqh` thvn <<eijkovna>> tou, fwtografivan tou` p. A
j rtemivou katav
thvn koivmhsivn tou kai; parekavlei tovn Qeovn di j eu{resin iJerevw~, levgwn: <<ejavn paidiv
mou brh`ke~ parrhsivan stovn Cristov ma~, stei`lev ma~ iJereva>>.27 O
{ tan ei\cen eij~
thvn ajgkaliavn tou oJ Gevronta~ thvn fwtografivan th`~ koimhvsew~ tou` p. jArtemivou,
ajkouvei fwnhvn zwntanhvn ejxercomevnhn ajpov thvn aJgivan <<eijkovna>>, fwtografivan tou,
levgousan. <<Gevrontav mou, oJ p. Timovqeo~, oJ ajdelfov~ th`~ Monh`~ ma~, devn qav ei\nai
eij~ tov mnhmovsunovn mou.>> O
J Gevronta~ ajnevfere diav thvn fwnhvn, thvn oJpoivan h[kou-

O
J p. Dhmhvtrio~ Ravi>ko~ ei\nai poluvtekno~ mev devka triva (13) paidiav kai; diamevnei eij~ A
j qhvna~.
H
J ajgwniva tou` Gevronto~ di j eu{resin iJerevw~ h\to poluv megavlh kaq j o{ti ajnemevnonto katav tov
mnhmovsunon polloiv sumpoli`tai tou` p. jArtemivou, qeolovgoi, ejpivshmoi fivloi tou kai; diavforoi a[lloi eujlabei`~ Cristianoiv ajpov tav~ jAqhvna~.

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sen eij~ tovn k. Panagiwvthn H

j liovpoulon kai; eij~ thvn k. Marivnan kai; ejqauvmasan
ou|toi tov gegonov~ tou`to.
jAkouvwn aujtav oJ Gevronta~, ajnhsuvchsen e[ti peraitevrw: paivrnei ajmevsw~ eij~ tov
thlevfwnon tovn p. Timovqeon kai; ou|to~ tou` ei\pen o{ti qav suntomeuvsh/ thvn panhvgurin kai; leitourgivan kai; qav ei\nai eij~ tov mnhmovsunon kai; eij~ thvn travpezan.28
jAll j ejn tw`/ metaxuv, oJ k. Panagiwvth~ H
j liovpoulo~ e[steile tovn p. Dhmhvtrion
Ravi>kon kai; eij~ tav~ 11:30 ou|to~ huJrivsketo eij~ thvn Monhvn mev e{na ajpov tav paidiav
tou. Tov prwi?, tou` jAkaqivstou {Umnou, o{tan ejshkwvqh oJ p. Dhmhvtrio~ ei\cen ajkatavsceton e[meton kai; ajdiaqesivan. Phgaivnei tovte oJ dovkimo~ monacov~ Dhmhvtrio~ kai;
levgei eij~ tovn Gevronta: <<Gevrontav mou, oJ p. Dhmhvtrio~, dustucw`~, devn qav ma`~ leitourghvsh/, diovti pantou` kavnei ejmetov, stov dwmavtiov tou, stov diavdromo, sthvn E
j kklhsiva: mav kai; ou[te stov mnhmovsuno qav ei\nai>>.
Tovte, oJ Gevronta~ kavmnei qermhvn proseuchvn eij~ tovn Kuvrion kai; ejpiv plevon
parakalei` tovn ajeivmnhston p. jArtevmion, ejavn e[ch/ ou|to~ eu{rei parrhsivan, nav iJketeuvsh/ tovn Despovthn Cristovn, w{ste nav kavnh/ kalav tovn p. Dhmhvtrion kai; nav leitourghvsh/. E
j pevrasen e[tsi oJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~ mivan w{ran gonupethv~ kai; proseucovmeno~. Katovpin ejshkwvqh kai; phgaivnei ejpavnw eij~ tovn Naovn, i{na ijdh`/ tiv givnetai. Kai; w[ tou` qauvmato~! Blevpei ou|to~ tovn p. Dhmhvtrion ejndedumevnon mev tav a[mfiav tou kai; nav proskomivzh/. E
j rwta`/ tovte tovn p. Dhmhvtrion metav ajporiva~: <<pw`~
ei\sai p. Dhmhvtrie>>. Kai; hJ ajpavnthsi~ touvtou h\to: <<ei\mai poluv kalav Gevronta
jAkavkie, devn e[cw tivpota>>.
Pravgmati, oJ p. Dhmhvtrio~ ei\ce givnei ejntelw`~ kalav. E
j leitouvrghsen ou|to~,
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e[bgale kai; tovn qei`on lovgon, katevluse tov {Agion Pothvrion, e[fage kalav eij~ thvn
travpezan kai; tov bravdu e[fqasen uJgievstato~ eij~ jAqhvna~ maziv mev tovn uiJovn tou.
O
{ soi ejk tw`n ajnqrwvpwn, oiJ oJpoi`oi tovn ei\don tov prwi? nav kavnh/ touv~ ejmevtou~ kai;
katovpin nav tovn blevpoun ejntelw`~ uJgiei` ei\pon: <<pravgmati oJ ajeivmnhsto~ p. jArtevJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~ ejdiavbasen eij~ touv~
mio~ brh`ke parrhsivan eij~ tovn Qeovn>>. O
pareuriskomevnou~, ajpov a[mbwno~, thvn ejpistolhvn, thvn oJpoivan ei\cen ajposteivlei ou|to~ eij~ tovn Despovthn Pevtron jAstoriva~, jAmerikh`~, eij~ h{n perievgrafe tav~ ajretav~ kai; carivsmata tou` p. jArtemivou,30 kaq j o{ti devn h\to plevon parwvn oJ ajeivmnhO
J p. Timovqeo~ ei\cen thvn panhvgurin diav tov <<Rovdon tov jAmavranton>>. Ou|to~ ei\nai Megalovschmo~ Monacov~ kai; ejfhmevrio~ eij~ tovn Naovn th`~ Eujaggelistriva~ Calkivdo~: ajpov tov a
/ Pa v (1991),
ei\nai Gegrammevno~ eij~ tov Monacolovgion th`~ ejn lovgw/ IJ era`~ Monh`~ ma~, th`~ Metamorfwvsew~ tou`
Swth`ro~, diav thvn ejxuphrevthsin tauvth~.
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j n w|/ tov prwi? uJph`rcen oJ fovbo~ th`~ ajdunamiva~ tou` p. Dhmhtrivou i{na ajkovmh kai; nav leitourghvsh/, lovgw/ tou` sunecou`~ ejmevtou tou: ajll j wJ~ ajpedeivcqh, hJ qeiva Provnoia pronoei` tav pavnta diav
touv~ pistouv~ douvlou~ tou` Kurivou.
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H
J perivlhyi~ th`~ ejpistolh`~ tou` Gevronto~ jAkakivou, hJ oJpoiva ejstavlh eij~ tovn Sebasmiwvtaton
kurovn Pevtron jAstoriva~, o{~ huJrivsketo eij~ A
j qhvna~ katav tov e[to~ a
/ Poq v (1979) kai; oJ p. A
j rtevmio~ h\to thvn perivodon tauvthn eij~ tov N.I.E. prov~ noshlivan, ajnagravfetai uJpov tou` Ij wavnnou N.
Kallianiwvtou eij~ tovn <<Bivon kai; Politeivan tou` IJ eromonavcou jArtemivou>>, ss. 13-14, uJposhmeivwsin 29.
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sto~, nav tav ajkouvsh/ kai; nav skandalisqh`,/ diovti devn hjgavpa touv~ ejpaivnou~ diav tov
provswpovn tou.
O
{ soi mevn Cristianoiv ei\con gnwrivsei tovn ajxiagavphton p. jArtevmion, mev thvn
ajnavgnwsin th`~ ejpistolh`~ tauvth~, ajnefwvnhsan: <<kai; ejmei`~ e[tsi tovn ei[came sthvn
yuchv ma~ kai; ajkovmh mev perissovtere~ ajretev~>>. OiJ dev proskunhtaiv th`~ Monh`~, oiJ
oJpoi`oi tovn ejgnwvrizon kalav kai; ei\con sunanastrafh` mev tovn ajxiavgaston p. jArtevmion ajnafwnou`n: <<patevra~ jArtevmio~ devn xanaperna`,/ ou[te gennievtai a[llo~ savn
aujtovn>>. O
J gravfwn tav~ ojlivga~ aujtav~ selivda~ diav tovn p. jArtevmion gignwvskei
touv~ patevra~ touvtou~ pavnw ajpov devka pevnte (15) e[th kai; mporei` nav ejpibebaiwvsh/
o{ti oJ pathvr jArtevmio~ h\to tov provtupon ajreth`~, uJpomonh`~, tapeinofrosuvnh~, ajgavph~ kai; iJerovthto~: ajxiva~ tav~ oJpoiva~ ei\con oiJ megavloi Patevre~ th`~ hJmetevra~
E
J llhnorqodoxiva~. JO p. jArtevmio~ hjgwnivsqh nav givnh/ a{gio~, i{na eJnwqh`/ mev tovn
Cristovn katav thvn ejntolhvn tou` Kurivou. << E
[ sesqe ou\n uJmei`~ tevleioi, wJ~ oJ Pathvr
uJmw`n oJ ejn toi`~ oujranoi`~ tevleiov~ ejstin.>> (Matq. e v 48). AiJ ajretaiv au|tai devn ei\nai ajnagkai`ai movnon diav touv~ monacouv~ kai; klhrikouv~, ajllav kai; di j hJma`~ touv~
parapaivonta~ lai>kouv~, ejn mevsw/ th`~ quellwvdou~ plavnh~ kai; th`~ ajpostasiva~ tou`
KA v (21ou) aijw`no~ kai; th`~ ojgdovh~ ciliethrivdo~. O
J ajeimakavristo~ p. jArtevmio~
a[~ ei\nai mesivth~ eij~ tovn Kuvrion di j o{lou~ hJma`~.

~ .v E
j pivlogos:
ogos Paravdeigma provs Mivmhsin
E
j n kataklei`di, oJ bivo~ tou` makaristou` patrov~ jArtemivou ei\nai miva diarkhv~ poreiva ajskhvsewn kai; aujxanomevnwn ajretw`n: monadikovn paravdeigma prov~ mivmhsin
pavntwn hJmw`n. H
J tapeivnwsi~ tou` p. jArtemivou h\to poluv megavlh. H
J geneiavda
tou e[fqanen e{w~ tov zwnavri tou, ajll j aujtov~ thvn ejktevnize cwriv~ nav thvn brevch/ kai;
e[tsi aiJ trivce~ e[peftan (ejkavmptonto) kai; ejfaivnonto kontaiv diovti h\san tsakismevnai. Kavpote oJ Gevrontav~ tou tovn parethvrhse levgwn: <<giativ paidiv mou devn tav
brevch/~ tav gevneiav sou kai; metav nav tav ktenivzh/~, oJ Cristov~ o{pou sou` tav e[dwse, tav
e[dwse giav nav faivnesai megaloprephv~ kai; sebastov~>>. H
J ajpavnthsi~ tou` p. jAr{ tan dev ejtaxivtemivou h\to hJ eJxh`~: <<Gevrontav mou, tav gevneia qav ma`~ swvsoun;>> O
deue, tav ejmavzeue kai; tav e[balle mevsa ajpov tov zwstikov, w{ste nav mhv faivnetai tov
mh`ko~ touvtwn, lovgw/ th`~ megavlh~ semnovthtov~ tou. O
{ tan ejrwvtwn aujtovn oiJ a[nqrwpoi diav tav~ grammatikav~ tou gnwvsei~: <<tiv e[cete spoudavsei pavter;>> Aujtov~ ajphvnta, pavntote: <<tav gravmmata th`~ JAgiva~ ma~ O
j rqodovxou jEkklhsiva~>>. Potev
devn h[kousen oJ Gevronta~ h[ kavpoio~ a[llo~ tovn p. jArtevmion nav ajpanta`/ eij~ thvn ajnwtevrw ejrwvthsin o{ti <<e[cw teleiwvsei tov Panepisthvmion, ei\mai Maqhmatikov~>>.
Dustucw`~, tav <<a[qea gravmmata>> devn e[swsan touv~ <<sofouv~>> th`~ gh`~ kai; oJ p.
jArtevmio~ ejgnwvrizen aujtov poluv kalav. H
J megivsth a[gnoia ajpanta`tai, shvmeron, eij~
touv~ ejggrammavtou~ th`~ kateuqunomevnh~ parapaideiva~ ma~.
E
j pivsh~ oJ makaristov~ p. jArtevmio~ ejmivsei pavra poluv tovn e[painon. Ei\ce dev
ou|to~ megivsthn tapeivnwsin, thvn oJpoivan tou` prosevferen oJ Kuvrio~, lovgw/ th`~ ajgav14

ph~ tou` tapeinou` touvtou patrov~ prov~ E

j kei`non, ajllav kai; oiJ a{gioi th`~ E
j kklhsiva~ ma~, touv~ oJpoivou~ uJperhgavpa: tav dev lovgia kai; e[rga touvtwn ei\con katasth`
oJ trovpo~ zwh`~ tou. jApov tovn Gevrontav tou, tovn p. jAkavkion, manqavnomen o{ti oJ
paterikov~ p. jArtevmio~ ei\ce diabavsei devka trei`~ (13) forav~ tovn {Agion Ij saavk
tovn Su`ron. Ei\cen ou|to~ magnhtofwnhvsei scedovn o{lhn thvn Filokalivan kai; plh`qo~
a[llwn patevrwn eij~ kasevtta~ kai; katav tav taxivdiav tou kai; eij~ a[lla~ eujkairiva~,
tav~ oJpoiva~ ei\cen, h[koue tav~ sofav~ touvtwn didaskaliva~, thvn katav Qeovn sofivan
twn.
jAkovmh, hJ pneumatikhv tou a[skhsi~, hJ hJsuciva kai; hJ ejrgasiva h\san tovso meivzone~ ajnavgkai kai; ajscolivai diav tovn p. jArtevmion, w{ste tovn ejkravthsan au|tai qeofobouvmenon, pra`on, tapeinovn, pistovn kai; prov pantov~ aJgnovn (parqevno~ swvmativ te
kai; yuch`)/ .31 Di j o{la~ aujtav~ tav~ ajretav~ tou kai; pleivsta~ eJtevra~, tav~ oJpoiva~ ajpevkrupten ajpov touv~ ajnqrwvpou~: o{soi tovn ejgnwvrisan levgousi. << jArtevmio~ a[llo~
devn xanagennievtai>>. Oujdevpote ejskandalivsqh ajpov neva~ kai; eujmovrfou~ kopevlla~,
aiJ oJpoi`ai hjkklhsiavzonto eij~ tovn IJ erovn Naovn th`~ Monh`~ tou h[ e[blepen e[xwqen h[
sunhvnta tauvta~ eij~ tav taxivdiav tou. Pwvpote dev ponhrov~ logismov~ ejpevrasen ajpov
tov mualov tou, fulavttwn tou`to diav th`~ proseuch`~. O
{ tan e[blepe nevou~ kai; neva~
e[lege pavntote mevsa tou, <<Cristev mou o{lou~ aujtouv~ nav touv~ ajxiwvsh/~ th`~ Oujranivou Basileiva~ Sou metav tw`n JAgivwn jAggevlwn Sou>>. Eij~ ejrwvthsin tou` Gevrontov~
tou, mhvpw~ skandalivzetai ajpov thvn qevan tw`n neanivdwn kai; tw`n nevwn touvtwn ajnqrwvpwn, e[lege: <<Gevrontav mou ejgwv blevpw o{lou~ touv~ ajnqrwvpou~ wJ~ aJgivou~ kai;
touv~ wJraivou~ nevou~ kai; neva~ wJ~ jAggevlou~>.32
E
j piv plevon, oJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~ ma`~ levgei o{ti, e{w~ tov tevlo~ th`~ zwh`~ tou,
oujdevpote tovn ei\de nav caskogela`/ h[ nav ajsteieuvetai h[ nav kalampourivzh/. E
j bivwne
thvn pragmatikhvn O
j rqovdoxon carmoluvphn. E
[ lege mevn ou|to~ o{ti, << O
J Cristov~
ma~ pollavki~ ejdavkruse, ajllavv oujdevpote ejgevlase>>. Tov provswpovn tou h\to fwteinovn
kai; a[neu rutivdwn, aJpalovn wJ~ mikrou` paidivou e{w~ tou` ghvratov~ tou. H
J lamprovth~
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au{th diethrhvqh kai; metav thvn koivmhsivn tou.
O
J Qeov~ prostateuvei touv~ ajgaqouv~
kai; kalouv~ douvlou~ Tou pavntote kai; tou`to sunevbaine kaq j o{lhn thvn zwhvn tou` p.
jArtemivou, <<ojstou`n dev ouj suntribhvsetai>> aujtw`n, katav tov grafikovn.
O
{ tan oiJ patevre~, jAkavkio~ kai; jArtevmio~, h\san eij~ tov {Agion O
[ ro~, eij~
thvn e[rhmon th`~ Kayavla~, ei\con pavrei e{na moulavri (hJmivonon) ajpov koinou` mev tovn
geivtonav twn tovn papa`-Cruvsanqon, kaq j o{ti hJ ajpovstasi~ ajpov tov Kellivon twn, tov
tou` JAgivou Savbba, e{w~ tiv~ Karuev~, o{pou e[prepe nav metafevroun tov qumivama kai;
tav~ eijkovna~ (tov ejrgovceirovn twn) h\to megavlh kai; duvskolon, tav pravgmata aujtav nav
metafevrwntai diav tw`n ceirw`n twn. Tovte uJph`rcon luvkoi eij~ tov O
[ ro~ kai; pollavki~
E
j piv tivna ejpiblevyw, ajll j h[ ejpiv tovn pra`on kai; hJsuvcion;>> ( JHs. x~ v 2).
Aujtav tav gignwvskomen ajpov tav~ ejxagoreuvsei~ tou prov~ tovn Gevrontav tou, tovn p. jAkavkion, oJ oJpoi`o~ ajnhsuvcei diav tucovn skandalismovn tou` pneumatikou` tou tevknou, tou` p. jArtemivou.
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J tou` proswvpou tou kaqarovth~ kai; fwteinovth~ ajpeikonivzetai kai; eij~ fwtografivan trabhcqei`san ojlivgon prov th`~ tafh`~ tou.
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tov moulavri ajfhniavzeto uJpov touvtwn. Merikav~ forav~, o{pou oJ p. jArtevmio~ huJrivsketo ejpiv tou` hJmiovnou, ou|to~ ejxafniavzeto kai; ejpevta kavtw tovn ajnabavthn tou, ajllav pavntote e[pipten ou|to~ ejpavnw eij~ qavmnou~ kai; oujdevpote ejpavnw eij~ pevtra~ w{ste nav ktuphvsh/ kai; nav traumatisqh`./ O
J Qeov~ h\to pavntote maziv tou kai; tovn ejfuvlatten ajpov pa`n kakovn: oujdevpote ajpov tav~ ptwvsei~ aujtav~ ei\ce spavsei e{n daktulavki h[ ei\ce kavmei mivan gratsouniav. E
j pivsh~, o{tan oiJ duvo patevre~ ma~ huJrevqhsan ejktov~ JAgivou O
[ rou~ kai; ejtaxivdeuon mev aujtokivnhton, parevkline tou`to th`~
poreiva~ tou, lovgw/ broch`~, ojlisqhrovthto~ tou` drovmou kai; tw`n ejfqarmevnwn ejlastikw`n tou kai; e[pesen ejktov~ ajsfavltou kai; kavtwqen gefuvra~ u{you~ duvo mevtrwn. Tov
aujtokivnhton katestravfh teleivw~, ajll j oJ ajeivmnhsto~ p. jArtevmio~ devn e[paqe tivpote ajpoluvtw~.
Metav tov pevra~ tw`n tessaravkonta (40) hJmerw`n ajpov th`~ koimhvsew~ tou` p.
jArtemivou, oJ Gevronta~ jAkavkio~ sunecw`~ parekavlei tovn Cristovn ma~, i{na tou`
deivxh/ shmei`a th`~ swthriva~ tou` pneumatikou` tou tevknou. Thvn d v (4hn) jAprilivou
b
/ i v (2010), ejn mevsw/ nuktov~, kratw`n oJ Gevronta~ tav~ fwtografiva~ tou` ajeimnhvstou
p. jArtemivou ajpov thvn khdeivan tou e[klegen, euJriskovmeno~ eij~ mivan katavstasin
metaxuv u{pnou kai; ajfupnivsew~. Tovte ajkouvei ou|to~ ejxercomevnhn, ajpov tav~ fwtografiva~ tou` p. jArtemivou, thvn fwnhvn touvtou poluv kaqarhvn. jAmevsw~ tovte levgei oJ
Gevronta~: <<Ktivtorav mou, ktivtora tou` Monasthriou` sou, paidiv mou>>. E
[ rcetai
J Gevronta~ ejrwtovte ajpavnthsi~ levgousa: <<sunktivtore~ Gevrontav mou ei[meqa>>. O
ta`:/ <<paidiv mou ajgaphtov pw`~ ei\sai;>> H
J ajpavnthsi~ tou` p. jArtemivou h\to: <<Gevrontav mou, ejdw` o{pou ei\mai ei\nai cara`~ Eujaggevlia>>.
Tevlo~, oJ Gevrontav~ tou, p. jAkavkio~, ma`~ levgei o{ti: << H
J tapeinovth~ mou,
e[cw plhvrh ai[sqhsh th`~ aJgiovthtov~ tou kai; tovn ejpikalou`mai eij~ tav~ proseucav~
mou sunecw`~. Kai; o{pw~ ei\cen ei[pei e[ti zw`n o{ti, a[n eu{rw parrhsivan eij~ tovn Cristovn mou, devn qav ajfhvsw tov Monasthvriov mou, ajllav qav tov bohqw`. Kai; e[tsi givnetai sunecw`~ metav tovn qavnatovn tou. Devn ma`~ e[leiye tivpote, a[n kai; tav 365 eujrwv,
ei\nai giav e{na Monasthvri mhdaminav: DEH, OTE, zw/otrofiva diav 25 zw`a
/ (skuliav,
gatiav, k.lp.) o{la oijkonomou`ntai mev qaumastov trovpo. Eij~ tav~ proseucav~ mou, tovn
ejpikalou`mai wJ~ {Agio jArtevmio kai; o{ti tou` zhthvsw ajmevsw~ tov e[cw. OiJ {Agioi
Qeofovroi Patevre~ tou` G v (3ou) aijw`no~ levgoun o{ti, o{poio~ swqh`/ katav thvn H v
(8hn) cilietiva, qav ei\nai meivzwn hJmw`n kai; tw`n patevrwn hJmw`n. jAllav eij~ touv~ cilivou~, qav swv/zetai e{na~.34 Polloiv o{pou tovn ejgnwvrizan, e[coun thvn fwtografivan tou
eij~ tav eijkonostavsiav tou~ kai; levgoun: ejavn oJ p. jArtevmio~ devn swvqhke, ejmei`~ o{loi devn provkeitai nav dou`me Qeou` provswpo. Ei\nai o{loi tou~ pepeismevnoi o{ti oJ p.
jArtevmio~ ei\nai a{gio~.>>
Peraivnonte~, qav h[qela nav ejpishmavnw o{ti aujtov~ oJ ejpivlogo~ tou` Gevronto~
jAkakivou levgei ajkribw`~ poiva ei\nai hJ ajmoibhv tw`n par j hJmi`n aJgivwn uJpov tou` dikaiokrivtou Qeou` ma~. Kai; au{th ejstivn hJ swthriva twn kai; hJ parrhsiva twn e[mpro34

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sqen tou` qrovnou Tou.35 Toioutotrovpw~, diav tovn makaristovn iJeromovnacon jArtevmion, iJscuvei tov yalmikovn: <<suv iJereuv~ eij~ tovn aijw`na katav thvn tavxin Melcisedevk>>.
[Yalm. rq v (109), 3]. Eujcovmeqa eij~ a{panta~ touv~ O
j rqodovxou~ ajdelfouv~ ma~ aJpantacou` th`~ gh`~ thvn yucikhvn twn swthrivan kai; ajnafwnou`men tov <<mnhvsqhti
[kai;] hJma`~, Kuvrie, ejn th`/ basileiva/ Sou>>, eijdikw`~ shvmeron, o{pou hJ patriv~ hJmw`n
j rqodoxiva ma~ prodivdetai uJpov tw`n
euJrivsketai uJpov katochvn Eujrwpai>khvn36 kai; hJ O
yeudo-hJgetw`n th~.

jAgaphtev mou {Agie jArtevmie prevsbeue kai; uJpevr ejmou` tou` ejscatotavtou ajnqrwvpou ejpiv th`~ gh`~
kai; uJpevr tw`n suvn ejmoiv euJriskomevnwn (oijkeivwn kai; mhv, aJpavntwn tw`n ejn Kurivw/ jOrqodovxwn ajdelfw`n
hJmw`n). (I.N.K.)
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H
J aiJretikhv kai; a[qeo~ duvsi~ ei\nai katav pantov~ jOrqodovxou kravtou~, diovti devn ajnevcetai au{th
thvn ajlhvqeian kai; tov fw`~: th`~ ajrevsei tov yeu`do~ kai; tov skovto~ th`~ plavnh~, eij~ thvn oJpoivan perievpesen au{th mev thvn ajpostasivan th~ ajpov thvn mhtevra th~ thvn E
J llavda. Twvra, kaqupevtaxe thvn
E
J llavda (pneumatikw`~, oijkonomikw`~ kai; politikw`~), w{ste nav mhv duvnatai au{th nav thvn ejlevgch/ diav
thvn ajnhvqikon kai; ejgklhmatikhvn th~ sumperiforavn. E
j scavtw~, ejpetevqh ajprokaluvptw~ kai; eij~ thvn
eJtevran, ajllav pistivn kovrhn th`~ E
J llavdo~, thvn Rwsivan, prokalou`sa tauvthn kai; ajpeilou`sa ajkovmh
kai; mev G v Pagkovsmion Povlemon. O
J skopov~ th~ ei\nai pavntote ei|~ kai; oJ aujtov~: JH proetoimasiva
tou` planhvtou i{na uJpodecqh`/ tovn plavnon, tovn qeovn th~. {Apante~ oiJ O
j rqovdoxoi, wJ~ gnw`stai th`~
ajlhqeiva~, ojfeivlomen nav ei[pwmen OCI eij~ touv~ peplanhmevnou~ touvtou~ tou` planhvtou.
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