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Athanasios Diakos - Early life | | Athanasios Diakos - Early life: Encyclopedia II - Athanasios Diakos - Early life | | The grandson of a local klepht, he was drawn to religion from an early age and was sent away by his parents to the Monastery of St. John The Baptist (Greek, Αγίου Ιωάννου Προδρόμου) , near Artotina, for his education. He became a monk at the age of seventeen and, due to his devotion to his faith and good temperament, was ordained a Greek Orthodox deacon not long afterwards.
Popular tradition has it that while at the monastery, an Ottoman Pasha visited with his troops and was impressed by Athanasios's good looks. T ...
See also:Athanasios Diakos, Athanasios Diakos - Early life, Athanasios Diakos - Klepht and Armatolos, Athanasios Diakos - Independence fighter | | | Athanasios Diakos, Athanasios Diakos - Early life, Athanasios Diakos - Independence fighter, Athanasios Diakos - Klepht and Armatolos | | |
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Athanasios Diakos - Early life
The grandson of a local klepht, he was drawn to religion from an early age and was sent away by his parents to the Monastery of St. John The Baptist (Greek, Αγίου Ιωάννου Προδρόμου) , near Artotina, for his education. He became a monk at the age of seventeen and, due to his devotion to his faith and good temperament, was ordained a Greek Orthodox deacon not long afterwards.
Popular tradition has it that while at the monastery, an Ottoman Pasha visited with his troops and was impressed by Athanasios's good looks. The young Athanasios took offence to the Turk's remarks (and subsequent proposal) and the ensuing altercation resulted in the death of the Turkish official. Athanasios was forced to flee into the nearby mountains and become a klepht. Soon afterwards he adopted the pseudonym "Diakos" (i.e. Deacon).
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