Mt. Athos, December 5, 2024
Photo: romfea.gr
A monk of Mt. Athos has been missing for five days now.
Authorities were alerted about the disappearance of a monk from Xenophontos Monastery on Monday, reports Romfea.
Members of the Hellenic Rescue Team from Thessaloniki, Kavala, and Chalkidiki and a unit from the Fire Service arrived on the Holy Mountain, using a drone and a search dog to assist in the rescue operation.
Body of monk found on Mt. AthosOfficials believe the body of a monk who has been missing since last month has been found on the Holy Mountain.
“>In May 2023, the body of Monk George K. from the Holy Cell of St. Artemios of the Great Lavra, who had been missing for a month, was found less than a mile from the cell.
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