
Saint Paisios the Athonite
Documentary · Drama · Family
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.
Top Cast
Saint Paisios
Saint Paisios
Self
Saint Paisios
Self
Abbot Cyprian Yashchenko
Abbot Cyprian Yashchenko
Self
Abbot Cyprian Yashchenko
Self
Christina Eznepidi
Christina Eznepidi
Self
Christina Eznepidi
Self
Lazaros Kelekidis
Lazaros Kelekidis
Self
Lazaros Kelekidis
Self
Raphael Eznepidis
Raphael Eznepidis
Self
Raphael Eznepidis
Self
Archimandrite Ephraim
Archimandrite Ephraim
Self
Archimandrite Ephraim
Self
Athanasios Rokovolis
Athanasios Rokovolis
Self
Athanasios Rokovolis
Self
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