Orhotox Christian notable Elders of our times
(Elder Paisios & St. Nectarios)
If you're a Christian and you are not well familiar with Orthodox
Christian. You most probably wonder what is eldership (elders) in
orthodoxy.
That's okay and is quite normal. I remember the first time I heard
about the so-called elders, it was completely incomprehensible
term.
Laters when I was more and more getting to know orthodox
christianity I started understanding the term, so I'll try to
explain it to you in a few words.
Elders are an old monks or old holy man, who stife after a really
holy and ascetic life. The Church Elders used to be present even in
the ancient Church as they were the ones who does annoyinted the
sick as it's written in the New Testament in The Holy Bible.
Later centuries elders used to be usually the spiritual guides of
monasteries or other ascetic christian communities. Many elders
used to be Hesychasts .
Many of the Elders has been blessed by God with many spiritual
extraordinary gifts like clairvoyance, strong prayers that could
work out miracles, peaceful spirit, phrophetic gifts etc.
In the middle centuries like the 16-nth to the 19-th century.
Eldership and it's number started to decline. There was even a
times in Russia Eldership almost ceased.
However in the Holy Mount Athos, elders tradition has
continued until this very day.
Since we're living in a really mixed age, in which true christian
spirituality has so largely declined, it's a real blessing that yet
we have some elders that could almost be called contemporary.
One really important and very blessed elder who lived in the 20-th
century is elder
Paisios
While looking for some Orthodox Songs and Chants I found a really
interesting video that presented some of Elder Paisios and St.
Nectarios who is also one of the notable saints of our
times.
There is an innumerous number of Elders that lived and tough the
true way of salvation, anyways since I'm not educated enough to
talk about them I'll just stop here and present you with a video
showing some pictures and teachings of Elder Paisios and St.
Nactarios.