Agios Paisios: Apo ta Farasa ston Ourano (Season 1) is a 9-episode biographical television series that follows the life of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
The Uprooting: The story begins in Farasa, Cappadocia, coinciding with the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Little Arsenios is baptised by Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian just days before the family is forced to flee as refugees. Agios Paisios- Apo ta Farasa ston Ourano- Season 1
Season 1 begins not in a monastery, but in the village of Farasa in Cappadocia. The story opens during a period of immense upheaval—the 1924 population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Agios Paisios: Apo ta Farasa ston Ourano (Season
Military Service: Arsenios serves as a radio operator in the Greek Army during the Civil War, famously praying to take on the most dangerous missions to save others. The story opens during a period of immense
Baby Arsenios is now alert, his eyes scanning the crowd. He reaches a tiny hand toward the sky – toward an invisible cross.
Season 1 Overview: The Uprooting and the Root