Anthimos Agiannanitis the life of 1913 - 1996

Anthimos Agiannanitis the life of 1913 - 1996

His name was Konstantinos Zafeiropoulos of Charalambos and Vasiliki. He was born in the village of Kallianoi in Corinth in 1913.

He was orphaned by both parents when he was only five years old.

Burning with her lust solitary dedication departed for the Mount Athos in 1929 and submitted to Elder Gabriel († 1959), who was alone with his brother Michael († 1952), whom he served devotedly and did not stop saying that the two guardian archangels were for him.

At the festival of their hut, of Entrances of the Virgin, in 1930, he became a monk. From then on he devoted himself more zealously to the exercise of the virtues and the mortification of ungodly passions.

In 1933 he was ordained a deacon and in 1936 an elder.

He had a special love for studying. Books were his daily sustenance, his only treasure.

He was helped by his strong memory to memorize entire chapters of the Holy Bible and the Holy Fathers.

His knowledge was not only theological. He knew history, philosophy, medicine well. His knowledge was impressive.

He had a grace in speech, a kindness and delicacy, which did not let you get tired.

That's how we got to know him too: speaking gracefully, telling Stories of multi-sporting Elders, fastidious men, ascetics, blessed before his owners.

My blessed mother was confessing in Athens, and the good man loved me very much.

The blessed one Elder Paisios († 1994) used to say "When Pope-Anthimos speaks, take notes. His words are wise, pure, filled with divine grace."

He devoted hours to daily divine worship, prayer and study. Also in hagiography, gardening, cooking, correspondence.

He unceasingly glorified the Almighty and All-Good God for the greatness of nature. '

He constantly praised the worshiper of the Most Holy Theotokos, who lived in her house and was hosted in her wonderful garden.

As a minister he shone like an angel. The temple had an earthly paradise.

She did not tire him, she was always happy. He talked to the saints. For the Orthodox faith he could easily shed his blood.

As the people of Agioreites are used to living, every morning he woke up as if it were the first day of his life and every night he went to sleep as if it were his last. He always lived with the perspective of eternity.

He was shocked by the thought of his exit from this life, for which he was always preparing.

He said: “Our mind must turn to the search for God and constantly remember the final judgment of our Righteous Lord. Thus only our passions are soothed and annihilated. The memory of death is inextricably linked to the fear of God… ".

He predicted his end. After a serious injury that he had, from falling in the garden of his yard, tending to the vine, he was transferred to a hospital in Thessaloniki, where he surrendered his spirit to his Maker, who as a child gladly served on 28.6.1996

He was buried on the Sunday of the hermitage, where for half a century and more he served with his entourage and was buried in her cemetery.

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