Eusebius A. Stephanou (June 15, 1924 - May 23, 2016) was a priest of the

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and one of the main leaders in the "Orthodox Renewal and Evangelism" movement. He was born in

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to Fr. Alexander and Marika Papastephanou. Baptized with the name Agamemnon, Stephanou lived as a child in

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and

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where his father served as priest in the local

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. In 1942, Stephanou entered Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary, then located in

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. Holy Cross relocated to

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in 1946, Stephanou's senior year. In 1950 he was tonsured a monk in

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receiving the name Eusebius. At this time he also shortened his name from "Papastephanou" to Stephanou. On September 17, 1950 Stephanou was ordained a Deacon at St. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church in

. In 1951, he travelled to

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to study at the University of Athens. On February 10, 1953 Stephanou was ordained to the holy Priesthood in his father's hometown of Philiatra. Fr. Eusebius died on May 23, 2016.

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