The patriarch wished to step down, when age or sickness would have prevented him from doing his job, in a house at the Cernica Monastery.
A wise priest, dedicated to serving the church, but also with the sense of humor. This is how most of the priests from the Patriarchy saw the Teoctist. They are the ones who remained at his side when everyone left for home in the evening.
Antim David, High Ecclesiarch of the Patriarchy, tells us about his everyday experiences with Teoctist.
He was a discrete man all the way, says father Antim. The proof is that he did not ask for anything special for his funeral. Lately he had started thinking of a house at the Cernica Monastery, for him to retreat if not able to fulfill his duties as a patriarch.
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