“.. although I never declared myself a ‘Papadiamandologist’, I do not hesitate to confess my deep gratitude and love for the holy figure and the honorable work of Mr. Alexandros.

Without having the desire to reply personally to any of the above, I have always written and continue to write as I feel about Papadiamantis and his work. And today, I present here, gathered, everything I have written about our great Teacher, on various occasions-anniversaries, either in a synaxaristic language or in the current literary style.

As the dear reader will see, every line I write and every verse of hymn or poem is not merely a product of lips, but of the mind and heart; perhaps, in some points, more of the heart.

And if my writings show some sharpness or aggression, it is not out of passion or hatred towards the other opinion, the other position. It is more out of love for the holy Elder of Skiathos, whom I do not want to be wronged or mistreated by cold and heartless technologists…”