SAINT EFREM KATOUNAKIOTIS
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Elder Ephraim decided to become a monk, and so he went to the “desert” of Mount Athos in Katounakia. Saint Ephraim also showed himself, through the grace of God, to be a practical guide in pastoral issues surrounding marriage and family life. His preserved letters are a spiritual treasure and a “school for parents”. His memory is honoured on the 27th of February.
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Elder Ephraim of Katounakia was born in 1912 in Ambelohori of Thebes. On September 14th, 1933, he decided to become a monk, and so he went to the “desert” of Mount Athos in Katounakia, to the hermitage of Saint Ephraim the Syrian. Elder Ephraim was a simple man of the people, who through deep hesychastic formation and the practice of noetic prayer reached great spiritual heights. He was even granted a personal encounter with the Lord through the Grace of the Holy Spirit. Saint Ephraim also showed himself, through the grace of God, to be a practical guide in pastoral issues surrounding marriage and family life. He helped many young people enter marriages but without ever pressuring them. His preserved letters are a spiritual treasure and a “school for parents”. Around February 27, 1998, he handed over his holy soul into the hands of his Creator. Work of ARTIS GILDING & RESTORING.