Becoming a deacon due to study requirements

Theóphilos Kaíris was a clergyman and philosopher who experienced a significant mystical crisis and doubts regarding religious dogmas during his youth. Despite his spiritual questions, he was ordained a deacon of the Orthodox Church in 1801 or 1802. This ordination was then essential for gifted students wishing to pursue higher education, since the Ottoman Empire entrusted the education of Greek populations to the Church.