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unusual facts about Athonite


George the Hagiorite

His epithets Mt'ats'mindeli and At'oneli, meaning "of the Holy Mountain" (Hagiorite) and "of Athos" (Athonite) respectively, are a reference to his association with the Iviron monastery on Mount Athos, where he served as hegumen.


Lazar the Serb

Elder Grigorije (fl. 1310–1355), fellow Serbian Athonite and builder of the Monastery of the Holy Archangels.

Teodosije the Hilandarian (1246–1328), fellow Serbian Athonite and writer of the biography of Saint Sava.


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