Plot Summary

The story of Saint Paisios, or else known as Arsenios Eznepidis. After being uprooted from Farasa of Cappadocia as refugees, the family of young Arsenios settles in Konitsa, Epirus where he grows up with his mother and grandmother. They are the ones who inherint him their deep faith in Christ as well as their love for all people. Fast forward many years later, his time in Mounth Athos and his move to Filotheos monastery play a catalytic role in his religious journey. He sends a photograph of himself to his mother, bidding her farewell and telling her that from then on the Virgin Mary will be his mother, signing the letter as no longer Arsenios, but Paisios.