1.0Orthodox Archdiocese of Belgiumhttps://orthodoxia.be/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="I6odg1ByKh"><a href="https://orthodoxia.be/en/predecessors/metropolitan-athenagoras-of-thyateira-1884-1962/">The late Metropolitan Athenagoras of Thyateira (1884-1962)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://orthodoxia.be/en/predecessors/metropolitan-athenagoras-of-thyateira-1884-1962/embed/#?secret=I6odg1ByKh" width="600" height="338" title="“The late Metropolitan Athenagoras of Thyateira (1884-1962)” — Orthodox Archdiocese of Belgium" data-secret="I6odg1ByKh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://orthodoxia.be/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Athenagoras-Kavadas.jpg429557The late Metropolitan Athenagoras of Thyateira (1884-1962) The late Metropolitan Athenagoras Kavadas (1884-1962) was born in Corfu (Greece), studied theology in Athens. He was ordained deacon in 1909 and priest in 1910. The same year he became the vice rector of the Rizarion Seminary in Athens, until 1917. In the 1918-1919 academic year, he studied … Continued