ELDER JOSEPH THE HESYCHAST TRAILER

Brief synopsis in English: The film depicts the life of an ascetic monk of Mt. Athos who recently has been canonised a Saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The title of the film bears his monastic name: Elder Joseph the Hesychast. Scenes from his early childhood on the island of Paros, his transition and efforts in Athens, lead on to his monastic life on Mt. Athos. Having been offered the invitation by God for an ascetic life, he was tonsured a monk in 1921. He was granted many experiences of the divine