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SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
8–10 May 2026Day 1
08 May 2026
Day 2
09 May 2026
Day 3
10 May 2026
17.00
Official Opening of the Symposium
17.00-17.05
Christmas Theater, Galatsi Olympic Indoor Hall
Reception and Welcome of Participants
Moderator: Kleanthes Nizamis, Deputy General Director of the "Ormylia" Foundation.
17.05-17.30
Christmas Theater, Galatsi Olympic Indoor Hall
17.30-18.30
Christmas Theater, Galatsi Olympic Indoor Hall
18.30
Keynote Addresses
18.30-19.00
Christmas Theater, Galatsi Olympic Indoor Hall
Details from the Life and Monastic Conduct of Elder Aimilianos
Very Reverend Archimandrite Elisaios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra, Mount Athos
19.00-19.30
Christmas Theater, Galatsi Olympic Indoor Hall
Elder Aimilianos as a Neptic Coenobiarch
Very Reverend Archimandrite Ephraim,
Abbot of the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos
19.30-20.15
Christmas Theater, Galatsi Olympic Indoor Hall
9.00
Session I: The Contemporary Revival of Monasticism
9.00-9.20
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Spiritual Currents of the 1970s and the Blessed Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Tychon, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Stavronikita, Mount Athos
9.20-9.40
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
The Blessed Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra: Mystagogue and Spiritual Exemplar of the Cenobitic Way of Life
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Alexios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Xenophontos, Mount Athos
The Recognition of the Patriarchal Dignity of the Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Metochion “Annunciation of the Theotokos” in Ormylia
His Eminence Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia
10.00-10.20
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Tradition and Renewal in Monasticism: Principles and Criteria in the Canonical Work of Elder Aimilianos
Theodoros Yiangou, Emeritus Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
10.20-10.40
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Discussion
Theodoros Yiangou, Emeritus Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
His Eminence Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Alexios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Xenophontos, Mount Athos
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Tychon, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Stavronikita, Mount Athos
10.40-11.20
Reception and Refreshments
11.20
Session II: The Witness of Monasticism in the Contemporary World
11.20-11.40
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
The Contribution of Orthodox Monasticism to Contemporary Society According to Elder Aimilianos
His Eminence Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki
11.40-12.00
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
The Athonite Witness in the West: About the Metochia in France
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Elias Ragot, Terrasson, France
12.00-12.20
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
The Spirit of Elder Aimilianos within Our Monastic Sisterhood in Lebanon
The Reverend Eldress Porphyria, Abbess of the Holy Monastery of Saint Symeon the Stylite, Lebanon
Discussion
The Reverend Eldress Porphyria, Abbess of the Holy Monastery of Saint Symeon the Stylite, Lebanon
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Elias Ragot, Terrasson, France
His Eminence Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki
12.40
Session III: Life in the Holy Spirit
Elder Aimilianos as Mystagogue of Noetic Prayer
The Reverend Hieromonk Makarios of Simonos Petra
13.00-13.20
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Holy Scripture in the Hands of Elder Aimilianos: Reflections of a Translator
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Agapios Corbu, Abbot of the Sacred Coenobitic Skete of the Annunciation, Almaș, Arad
13.20-13.40
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
The Place of God
His Eminence Alexander (Golitzin) Archbishop of Dallas, the South and the Bulgarian Diocese
13.40-14.00
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
The Experience of the Holy Spirit as the Foundation of Ontological Freedom
Apostolos Nikolaidis, Emeritus Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
14.00-14.20
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Discussion
Apostolos Nikolaidis, Emeritus Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
His Eminence Alexander (Golitzin) Archbishop of Dallas, the South and the Bulgarian Diocese
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Agapios Corbu, Abbot of the Sacred Coenobitic Skete of the Annunciation, Almaș, Arad
The Reverend Hieromonk Makarios of Simonos Petra
14.30
LUNCH
15.00-17.00
Recess
17.00
Session IV: A Common Way of Thinking Among the Saints
Elder Aimilianos: Reminiscences and Testimony
His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
17.20-17.40
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
The Pedagogy in Christ of Elder Aimilianos: Reflections on the Volume "Spiritual Guidance – Commentary on Letters to the Brethren"
His Eminence Metropolitan Ioustinos of Nea Krini and Kalamaria
17.40-18.00
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Elder Aimilianos and Saint Sophrony: Encounter and Convergence
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou), Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of Saint John the Baptist, Essex
Saint Ephraim of Katounakia and Elder Aimilianos: A Noble Emulation in Humility
The Reverend Elder Joseph of Katounakia
18.20-18.40
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Discussion
His Eminence Metropolitan Ioustinos of Nea Krini and Kalamaria
The Reverend Elder Joseph of Katounakia
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou), Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of Saint John the Baptist, Essex
His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
18.40-19.00
Reception and Refreshments
19.00
Session V: Spiritual Guidance and Pastoral Ministry
19.00-19.20
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Shepherds as Guides unto Christ: The Paradigm of Elder Aimilianos
The Reverend Protopresbyter Athanasios Gkikas, Dean, Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
The Pastoral Praxis of Elder Aimilianos
The Reverend Protopresbyter Charilaos Papageorgiou
19.40-20.00
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Bioethical Questions from the Perspective of Neptic Theology in the Work of Elder Aimilianos
Konstantinos Kornarakis, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
20.00-20.20
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
The Neighbor as the Secure Criterion of Ethos and Love in Cenobitic and Social Life According to Elder Aimilianos
Nikolaos Koios, Associate Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
20.20-20.40
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Discussion
Nikolaos Koios, Associate Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Konstantinos Kornarakis, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
The Reverend Protopresbyter Charilaos Papageorgiou
The Reverend Protopresbyter Athanasios Gkikas, Dean, Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
6.30- 10.30
Holy Monastery of the Ascension–Metochion of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy (Concelebration)
Holy Monastery of the Ascension – Metochion of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra, Byron, Attica
11.00-11.30
Holy Monastery of the Ascension–Metochion of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra
12.30
Session VI: The Mystagogy of Divine Worship
The Divine Liturgy as Theological and Ecclesial Pedagogy in the Work of Elder Aimilianos
The Reverend Protopresbyter Athanasios Tsiaousis
12.50-13.10
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
The Harmony of Theology: Ethos and Liturgical Order according to Elder Aimilianos
Gregorios Stathis, Emeritus Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
14.00
LUNCH
15.00-17.00
Recess
17.00
Session VII: Monastic and Social Pedagogy in Christ
17.00-17.20
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Elder Aimilianos’ Encounter with Saint Justin Popović and His Spiritual Descendants: A Point of Departure for Spiritual and Theological Movements
His Eminence Metropolitan Maxim (Vasiljević) of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America
17.20-17.40
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
The Spiritual Contribution of Elder Aimilianos to the Youth of the Holy Metropolis of Trikki and Stagi during the 1970s
The Reverend Eldress Euphemia, Abbess of the Holy Monastery of Pantokrator, Corfu
17.40-18.00
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
The Relationship of Elder Aimilianos with Contemporary Spiritual Figures of Thessaly
Sotiris Balatsoukas, Associate Professor, University of Thessaly
18.00
Session VIII: Testimonies
A Long Apprenticeship in the Life and Spiritual Fatherhood of Elder Aimilianos
Panagiotis Grigoriou
“Baptism” within the Texts of Elder Aimilianos
Emmanuel Velitzanidis
Discussion
Dimitra Avthinou
Emmanuel Velitzanidis
Panagiotis Grigoriou
19.30
Wyndham Grand Hotel, Athens
Conclusiono Concluding Remarks and Closing of the Symposium
Very Reverend Archimandrite Elisaios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra, Mount Athos