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Apr 2024
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Qualifications For Theosis - Elder Georg...

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<p>This short excerpt from Elder George&#39;s treatise explains the qualifications for attaining the true purpose of each and every human being: union with God, or Theosis. Elder George (Kapsanis), former Abbot of the St. Gregorios Monastery on Mount Athos who reposed in the Lord on Pentecost 2014, presents the Orthodox understanding of Theosis and the essen ... Show More
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