Archimandritis Makarios Griniezakis

Archimandrite Makarios Griniezakis was born in Heraklion, Crete. He studied at the Higher Ecclesiastical School of Athens and the Theological School of the University of Athens. He pursued postgraduate studies in Christian Ethics at the Theological School of Boston University (Master of Sacred Theology), in the History of Science at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Harvard University (Master of Arts), in Bioethics at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Monash University (Master of Bioethics), and in Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Leuven. His doctoral dissertation was awarded the grade "Excellent" by the Medical School of the University of Crete in 2003. He became a monk and deacon in 1993, a priest in 1997, and an archimandrite in 1998 at the Holy Monastery of Saint George Epanosifis. He served as a deacon at the Holy Metropolitan Church of Saint Minas in Heraklion, as a parish priest in the parish of Saint Nicholas Charasou, and in the historic community of Saint George in Southbridge, USA. He taught Theology and Bioethics at the Hellenic College and the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston. Since 2002, he has been teaching Medical Ethics at the Medical School of the University of Crete and Christian Ethics at the Higher Ecclesiastical School of Crete. Currently, he is a preacher for the Holy Archdiocese of Crete, director of the Church's Radio Station, and a member of the Synodal Committee of the Church of Crete on bioethics and contemporary issues. Additionally, he writes scientific articles, studies, and books.