Paisius
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Paisius may refer to:
- Paisius I, the Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Saint Paisius of Hilendar (Paisiy Hilendarski), an 18th century Bulgarian National Revival figure
- Paisius VelichkovskyPaisius VelichkovskySaint Paisius Velichkovsky or Wieliczkowski is the person who transmitted Eastern Orthodox staretsdom or the concept of spiritual guidance to the Slavic world.A Ukrainian by birth, Pyotr Velichkovsky was born in Poltava, where his father, Ivan, was a priest...
, the founder of modern Eastern Orthodox staretsdom - Paisios (Eznepidis), a well-known elder of Mount Athos