Saint Arsenios Baptised baby Saint Paisios, and gave him his own name Arsenios, to bestow on him a Blessing to walk in his footsteps as a Monk. Saint Paisios and Saint Arsenios always remained close. The Church was dedicated to Saint Jonas and Saint Barachisus.
Below is a photo of the font Saint Paisios was Baptised in.
Saint Arsenios said to the parents of Saint Paisios: “You want to leave a child at the grandfather’s foot, don’t I want to leave a Monk at my foot?”
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Many years later Saint Paisios would return to uncover the Holy Relics of Saint Arsenios.
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“Like a teacher who pats the head of a pupil who has done well at his lessons, he did the same
to me. At the same time, he left me with an inexpressible sweetness and a Heavenly exultation in my heart, which was impossible for me to withstand. Afterwards, I ran outside and around my Kalyvi like a madman and kept calling for him…”
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