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    (Continue from   here ) Photo of Archbishop Leonty that he himself sent in 1962 to the Old Calendarists of Greece. New Consecrations and Organization of the Synod Before he departed, Archbishop Leonty had given the following instructions: a) Fr. Chrysostomos Kiousis should be consecrated as soon as possible, b) Fr. Akakios the Younger should be quietly consecrated (so as to provide support to his elderly and ailing uncle, Bishop Akakios of Talantion), and c) Fr. George of Provata should be consecrated upon his arrival from Mount Athos, whom he had even proposed as Archbishop of the Church of Genuine Orthodox Christians! [1] With these consecrations, the symbolic number of 7 would be completed. The order of Archbishop Leonty for the immediate consecration of Fr. Chrysostomos Kiousis was not followed, as although Bishop Chrysostomos of Magnesia came down from Volos, the consecration was canceled by Bishop Akakios of Talation, who cited health reasons. However, on May 23...

  (Continue from   here ) Archbishop Leonty at the river Zygactes (in which St. Lydia of Philippi was baptized by Apostle Paul), May 14/26, 1962. Tour of Northern Greece and the Restoration of the Hierarchy of the Old Calendarists Archbishop  Leonty expressed his desire to visit Thessaloniki, Philippi, and Mount Athos. However, before his departure, he requested a clerical assembly, saying, " Gather the leaders of the clergy and laity, choose someone unanimously, anyone, and I promise to consecrate him. " [1] The clerical and lay leadership assembled and convened at the offices of the Old Calendarists (32 Kaniggos Street, Athens), and unanimously elected the Athonite Hieromonk Fr. George of Provata. [2] A  relevant protocol was drafted, which was signed by Bishop Akakios of Talantion and the clergy and lay representatives of the P.T.E.O.K., and it was entrusted to Komnios (who had been appointed as Archbishop Leonty’s companion on the trip to Northern Greece) for i...

 (Continue from here  - special thanks to Protodeacon Andrei Psarev for the two photos in this part) Archbishop Leonty (with Fr. Akakios Pappas the Younger and Demetrios Mouratides) in Acropolis of Athens, May 8/21, 1962. Arrival in Athens   Archbishop    Leonty arrived at Athens Airport on May 7/20, 1962, Sunday of the Paralytic, where he was received and picked up by the aforementioned driver Nikolaos Menegatos with the translator Demetrios Mouratides. They then headed towards the Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas in Paiania (a suburb of Athens to the east), the seat of Bishop Akakios Pappas of Talantion. At a predetermined point on the route, Archimandrite Akakios the Younger, Constantine Komnios, and Constantine Sideris, Vice President and Secretary of the P.T.E.O.K. respectively, boarded the taxi. During  the journey, Archbishop Leonty said the following significant words to the brothers: " I am not coming here for the sole purpose of ordaining thre...