As the inhabitants of Agrafa recounted from generation to generation, their physician and guardian Saint Anastasios Gordios (who reposed on June 7, 1729) never forgot them. Along with the herbs and medical prescriptions he administered, he asked the family to observe a certain prayer rule, which mainly concerned the reading of Psalms. And the combination of the two brought healing to every patient. The mothers begged the Saint many times to grant his blessing to their children. And this because they realized that this blessing of the Saint had great power. It was enough for the healing of their child! He, however, out of humility, provided, along with his blessing, the necessary herb and the rule of prayer. He was always accustomed to saying that prayer saves!
To this day, the old people of Agrafa speak of the doctor Anastasios who considered and perceived the Sacred Psalter, which he knew by heart, as a powerful antibiotic weapon against every disease!
To this day, the old people of Agrafa speak of the doctor Anastasios who considered and perceived the Sacred Psalter, which he knew by heart, as a powerful antibiotic weapon against every disease!
“The demons cannot bear to hear the Psalms of David. The Prophet-King David comes and cleanses the field of our soul, so that abundant fruitfulness is ensured to the glory of the Triune God. The Psalms of David cleanse all the little thorns that we have not removed with the Mystery of Divine Confession. For the prophet and king David first recommends devotion and faith in God! And unwavering trust in God the Father and in His begotten Son and our Savior Jesus Christ and in the Holy Spirit liberates us. It turns us into lions. It makes us invulnerable, courageous and bold in the face of the beast of Islam (the Turks), who like Goliath terrorizes and holds our blessed race in slavery. Our race will be freed only when we put our faith in Christ before the good of freedom. First of all, our struggle must be for the Holy Faith of Christ. The result of this struggle will be the freedom of the homeland!”
Saint Anastasios, from the above, it is obvious how much importance he attached to the return of Christians to the evangelical and patristic teachings, and for this reason, to this day, the people of Agrafa consider him to have been one of the inspirers and pillars of the revolution of 1821.
Source: Άγιος Αναστάσιος ο Γόρδιος – ο φύλακας Άγγελος και η ψυχή των Αγράφων, Δρ. Χαράλαμπος Μ. Μπούσιας, Διονύσιος Α. Μακρής, εκδ. Αγαθός Λόγος, σελ. 16-17. Translation by John Sanidopoulos.
Saint Anastasios, from the above, it is obvious how much importance he attached to the return of Christians to the evangelical and patristic teachings, and for this reason, to this day, the people of Agrafa consider him to have been one of the inspirers and pillars of the revolution of 1821.
Source: Άγιος Αναστάσιος ο Γόρδιος – ο φύλακας Άγγελος και η ψυχή των Αγράφων, Δρ. Χαράλαμπος Μ. Μπούσιας, Διονύσιος Α. Μακρής, εκδ. Αγαθός Λόγος, σελ. 16-17. Translation by John Sanidopoulos.
