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 1918 - 1994 (76 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Archimandrite Pandely (Leonidas) Argenti was born on 25 Oct 1918 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 21 Nov 1994 in l’hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France; was buried in La Bouiladisse, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Notes:
Occupation: Greek Orthodox cleric
His website.
Education: Marseilles. Oxford. Aix-en-Provence. Athens.
Known by his priest's name, Cyrille. Ordained a priest in 1950 and appointed Archimandrite of Marseilles. Cyrille blessed Christopher Long (aged about five) in the gardens of 441 Avenue du Prado in ca. 1954.
A member of the French 'Résistance' in WWII and imprisoned in France. His uncle Pandely Leonidas Argenti had a medallion struck to acknowledge 'Cyrille's' wartime conduct in the French 'Résistance' and his refusal to talk despite torture by the Germans.
He was one of the seven child attendants at the 1927 wedding of George John Calvocoressi and his aunt Julia 'Queenie' Argenti.
Cited for his role in the Marseille Greek community.
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