Ars Christiana No. I (XIX) / 2025
The phenomenon of the TV series ‘Saint Paisios – From Farasa to Heaven’ is more than just a cinematic experience! [Part I]
Elena Dulgheru The Greek television series Saint Paisios – From Farasa to Heaven, broadcast in February 2022 on Mega TV and Alpha TV Cyprus, is analysed as a pan-Orthodox social and cultural phenomenon, within the context of Balkan and international hagiographic cinema. The study examines the literary and documentary popularisation of the life of the Venerable Paisios of Mount Athos, the challenges of adapting a hagiographic biography for the general public, and the artistic limitations of the series in relation to both the religious and the wider audience.