Serious incidents occurred last night in the Monastery of Esfigmenou, in Karyes of Mount Athos, when a schismatic razor came out of the monastery’s occupied building and attacked a 20 -year -old monk, injuring him.

According to RES-EIA, around 8pm last night, the 20-year-old monk was attacked by an unknown rascale at the monastery’s delegation, who hit him in the face with fist and on the shoulder with wood.

As ekklisiaonline.gr reports, the attack occurred while three members of the Brotherhood of the Holy Monastery of Esfigmenos cleaned a flowerbed near the occupation of the monastery of the monastery, grooming the site for the impending feast of the holiday.

‘Attacked people came out of the uOccupation of the monastery building And while they were wearing a razor, they do not belong to Mount Athos and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

One of them injured one of the members of the Brotherhood of the Esfigmenos Monastery, hitting him with an object on his head and punches. He also detained by screaming and threatening two other fathers, while throwing dirty waters, “he said in a monastery announcement, which complains”attempted homicide

Also the monastery makes talk of “Non -existent” observance of the security and legality of Mount Athos, which is in the “exclusive responsibility of the state”.

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The 20 -year -old is hospitalized at the Health Center of Mount Athos and his health does not seem to be of concern.

The perpetrator is searched while the Hosomitia is conducting a preliminary investigation.

The “Esfigmeni” issue with the Old Calendarist monks and the “sacred Molotovs” is suffering from Mount Athos for more than 20 years.

Since 2002, when the old fraternity was declared “illegal”, to this day, the approximately 120 old -fashioned elders of the monastery are described as “squatters”

Indeed, in July 2024, the monks had been dumped in the monastery as there were information that there was an ELAS raid.