en ou da ▁III . ▁ ▁The ▁late ▁Bishop ▁Ag athon , ▁previous ▁ab bot ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁Saint ▁Paul , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁a ▁mon k ▁at ▁the ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁– ▁El ▁Sor ian ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Fr . ▁Ag athon ▁was ▁ord ained ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁elev ated ▁to ▁h eg umen ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁bishop ▁by ▁Pope ▁Sh en ou da ▁III ▁and ▁then ▁appointed ▁ab bot ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁Saint ▁Paul ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁metropol itan ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Co ptic ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁Saint ▁Anthony ▁Saint ▁Paul ▁the ▁An chor ite ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Oxford ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Sain ts , ▁ed ▁D . ▁H . ▁Far mer . ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁" C opt ic ▁Sy nex arium " ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Catholic ▁Encyclopedia ▁article ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁Saint ▁Paul ▁http :// st pa ul mon aster y . com ▁http :// www . red se ar iv iera . info / en / To - K now / The - Mon aster y