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Mar 2025
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Witnessing the Miraculous: Meeting Saint...

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In this episode, Fr. Nicholas Loudovikos, during his recent visit to the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, engages in a heartfelt discussion with the fathers of the monastery. He shares his personal encounters with revered modern Saints—Saint Paisios the Athonite, Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia, and Saint Iakovos Tsalikis—and the profound miracles he experienced during these blessed moments. Fr. Nicholas Loudovikos is a prominent Orthodox Christian theologian and priest, known for his academic and theological contributions within the Eastern Orthodox Church.

The talk was recorded by pemptousia.tv in September 2022. This English translation was recorded for otelders.org by Peter Eliades.

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