Saint Paisios the Athonite

Nov 5, 2012

5h 4m

★ 10.0

So in every test, let us say: "Thank you, my God, because this was needed for my salvation."

Overview

The Patriarchate of Moscow and the POKROB Film Studio deliver to global Orthodoxy a documentary with a total duration of five hours on the holy life and work of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Family

Production Companies

POKROB Film Studio

Saint Paisios the Athonite Trailers

Cast

Self

Saint Paisios

Self

Abbot Cyprian Yashchenko

Self

Christina Eznepidi

Self

Lazaros Kelekidis

Self

Raphael Eznepidis

Self

Archimandrite Ephraim

Self

Athanasios Rokovolis

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