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(Continue from here ) From left: Archbishop Leonty (in white), St. Philaret and Bishop Peter of Astoria (photo published in the official organ of the True Orthodox Church "The Voice of Orthodoxy", no. 543/June 1, 1968). The Legacy of Archbishop Leonty Despite the sorrow he felt due to the ingratitude of certain bishops, Archbishop Leonty never forgot his Greek comrades-in-arms, as noted in a letter to the P.T.E.O.K. by Petros of Astoria: "The love of Archbishop Leonty for Greece and our Holy Struggle is great; yet it did not find a response… He wishes to visit you again." [1] In January 1967, in a letter to the P.T.E.O.K., he once again emphasized the need for the unity of all true Orthodox Christians worldwide and highlighted the importance of a Panhellenic Clergy-Laity Congress, which he himself wished to attend (and indeed together with Archbishop Averky of Syracuse). The members of P.T.E.O.K. responded with emotion: "We never forget your Apostolic self-...