Theodora Lioufi narrates about the miracles that Arsenios the Cappadocian worked. The narrative is in Cappadocian Greek, Farasa variety.

Vanishing Languages and Cultural Heritage ID-number: capp1239GRV0004a

Description:
Theodora Lioufi, one of the last fluent speakers of Farasa Cappadocian, tells of the miracles that Arsenios the Cappadocian (Ὅσιος Ἀρσένιος ὁ Καππαδόκης, 1840-1924) performed. He was born in the region of Farasa or Pharasa in Cappadocia. Since he had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, upon his return to Farasa, the villagers called him Hatziefentis (Hadji Effendi). He was the respected spiritual guide of the villagers and healed sick people who came to him, Christians and Muslims. According to this interview, Muslim women asked him for his blessing when they couldn't have children. Arsenios arrived on the island of Corfu in October 1924 as a refugee as a consequence of the Greek-Turkish population exchange. He was recognised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate as Orthodox Saint in 1986. The languages of the speaker show slight influences of modern Greek only. The year in which Saint Paisios went to Corfu was 1958 (not 1968 as in the interview).

Cite as:
O Áʝios Arsénios – Arsenios the Cappadocian; performer: Theodora Lioufi, camera/ interview: Thede Kahl; transcription/ translation: Thede Kahl, Sotirios Rousiakis; editor: Ani Antonova, retrieved from www.oeaw.ac.at/VLACH, ID: capp1239GRV0004a

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