Growing Up

Olympia Papageorgiou and her father speak about his childhood growing up in Cyprus before the Turkish invasion of 1974.

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Father Panayiotis Papageorgiou
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Father Panayiotis Papageorgiou
Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D., Protopresbyter Fr. Panayiotis was born in Cyprus.  After his military service he left for the U.S. where he studied Chemical Engineering in New York City at the City College. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering cum laude. He then continued his studies on a Graduate Research Scholarship at the University of Notre Dame where he completed his Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering. He joined Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston in August 1984 in order to pursue theological studies, from where he graduated three years later with the degree Master of Divinity with High Distinction. Following that, he enrolled in the Early Christian Studies Program of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was awarded the Ph.D. degree in February of 1995 with a specialization in the history and theology of the Early Christian Church.  Fr. Panayiotis was ordained a deacon in 1988 and a presbyter (priest) a month later.  In August of 2006 he and his family moved to Marietta, GA where he is currently serving as the presiding presbyter of Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church of Marietta. Fr. Panayiotis is a member of the International Association for Patristic Studies, the Orthodox Theological Society of America and the North American Patristic Society. He continues his research in the Early Christian period and has published several articles in international theological journals. He has presented research papers at the International Conferences on Patristic Studies at Oxford University (1991, 1995 and 1999) and other Patristic Conferences. He served on the teaching faculty of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem (September 1998 to July 2001), where he lectured twice a year on the theology and spirituality of Eastern Christianity. Fr. Panayiotis has served on the Archdiocesan Presbyters Council and the Archdiocesan Council. Currently, he serves on several educational and administrating committees of the Metropolis of Atlanta while he also leads the effort of Trisagion Films, Inc. ministry in creating Orthodox videos available online.
Olympia Papageorgiou
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Olympia Papageorgiou
Olympia Papageorgiou was born in Larnaca, Cyprus. She is a recording artist currently based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Her music can be found on all digital platforms.