Post by kartadolofonos on Aug 1, 2012 15:56:56 GMT -5
At the age of 106 years "left" Father John Chilandarinos or Rantogits as Vito was the Christian name of his last name, died last Sunday at Mount Athos.
εκφράζω τα θερμά μου συλλυπητήρια."
Father John Chilandarinos was buried morning.
His father John, Serbian origin found in the Monastery Hilandar after the Second World War.
The longest of the Athonite ascetic during the great fire of 2004 in Mount Athos fell in battle fighting the fire and managed to salvage many valuable pictures.
His father John, was born in Belgrade and lived for many years before in England devoted to God.
According to the report, most of her time devoted to prayer, but always find time to spend in the garden of the monastery Chilandar, whose responsibility was. He particularly liked to wear bags on the feet, take care of vegetables, with patience and love, as he said, and they are "creatures of God."
In fact, surprised everyone when in the 103 years he bought a laptop to be able to save the poems he wrote.
Born in 1906 in a suburb of Belgrade, Oumtsari, the City Groka beside the River Rally. After school, he opened a store and dealt with trade. The Second World War finds him far from home, "exile" in Italy, Germany and finally to England where he married, but soon lost his wife and has since devoted himself to God.
A trip to Mount Athos showed him the place where the root and never left. Serbia did not visit, not even to see loved ones, relatives and friends. "Not what I knew would not remind me my childhood, the mourning will be great. I want to have nice memories of the homeland," he said.
In Serbian monastery, Chilandari, everyone knew him, and the Serbs visitors wanted to meet and be photographed with him. His story moved many people for years, and last say and say again that God was waiting to take him with him.
εκφράζω τα θερμά μου συλλυπητήρια."
Father John Chilandarinos was buried morning.
His father John, Serbian origin found in the Monastery Hilandar after the Second World War.
The longest of the Athonite ascetic during the great fire of 2004 in Mount Athos fell in battle fighting the fire and managed to salvage many valuable pictures.
His father John, was born in Belgrade and lived for many years before in England devoted to God.
According to the report, most of her time devoted to prayer, but always find time to spend in the garden of the monastery Chilandar, whose responsibility was. He particularly liked to wear bags on the feet, take care of vegetables, with patience and love, as he said, and they are "creatures of God."
In fact, surprised everyone when in the 103 years he bought a laptop to be able to save the poems he wrote.
Born in 1906 in a suburb of Belgrade, Oumtsari, the City Groka beside the River Rally. After school, he opened a store and dealt with trade. The Second World War finds him far from home, "exile" in Italy, Germany and finally to England where he married, but soon lost his wife and has since devoted himself to God.
A trip to Mount Athos showed him the place where the root and never left. Serbia did not visit, not even to see loved ones, relatives and friends. "Not what I knew would not remind me my childhood, the mourning will be great. I want to have nice memories of the homeland," he said.
In Serbian monastery, Chilandari, everyone knew him, and the Serbs visitors wanted to meet and be photographed with him. His story moved many people for years, and last say and say again that God was waiting to take him with him.