His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Holy Monastery of Great Lavra on Mount Athos on Saturday 8 October 2011. While there he veneratd the relics of the monasteries founder, St. Athanasios the Athonite.
Source
If you enjoy what you read from the Mystagogy Resource Center, and want to see it continue into 2025, please join the Christmas/New Year Campaign and make a financial contribution. The campaign will continue through January 7th. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Without your help, this ministry cannot exist. Read more here. Make your contribution by clicking on here. Thank you!