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References
- 1 2 Biography of Stanitsas at the page of Ecumenical Patriarchate, text by Protopresbyter Seraphim Farasoglou.
- ↑ Article about Stanitsas at Analogion.com
- ↑ Stanitsas School at analogion.com
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