Father Philotheos Zervakos Autobiography, homilies and miracles From almost the dawn of the 20th century until the day of his dormition, May 8th, 1980, the ever- memorable Elder Philotheos was, as one would say, a star chosen to make a brilliant orbit in the spiritual firmament of the Greek Orthodox Christian Church, with evident resplendence on Orthodox spirituality beyond the bounderies of mainland Greece.