 By the scholarship of Kykkos Monastery, where he served as a monk, he finished the Pancyprian Gymnasium (High School) in 1950 and he studied theology and literature in the University of Athens.He then returned to Kykkos Monastery and was ordained deacon in February 1951.In October 1961 he was ordained priest and returned to the Pancyprian Gymnasium where he taught theology for 5 years.