Alexios of Xenophontos

Archimandrite Alexios of Xenophontos (Greek: Αλέξιος Ξενοφωντινός; born Apostolos Mantziris, Greek: Απόστολος Μαντζίρης[1]) is a Greek Orthodox archimandrite and Abbot of Xenophontos Monastery at Mount Athos.

Archimandrite

Alexios of Xenophontos
Archimandrite Alexios of Xenophontos (center) hosting Greek Foreign Minister Dimitrios Droutsas (right) in 2011
Native name
Απόστολος Μαντζίρης
ChurchGreek Orthodox Church
Personal details
Born
Apostolos Mantziris (Απόστολος Μαντζίρης)

c. 1939
Greece
NationalityGreek
DenominationEastern Orthodox Christianity
ResidenceXenophontos Monastery, Mount Athos
OccupationAbbot and monk

Biography

Since 1976, he has served as the hegumen (abbot) of Xenophontos Monastery at Mount Athos.[2][3]

In the 1970s, Alexios was a disciple of Elder Dionysios, the Metropolitan of Trikkis, and was also the spiritual brother of Emilianos (Vafidis) of Simonopetra, as both of them were disciples of Elder Dionysios of Trikkis. In 1976, Alexios came to Xenophontos with 17 of his monks from the Monastery of Great Meteoron, of which he had been the abbot from 1973 to 1976.[4][5] He continues to lead the monastery as of 2019.[6]

In 2019, he took part in the enthronement of the head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Ukraine.[7]

References
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  2. MacFarquhar, Neil (October 20, 2018). "Mount Athos, a Male-Only Holy Retreat, Is Ruffled by Tourists and Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. "Откровение помыслов на опыте Святой Горы / Православие.Ru". pravoslavie.ru. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  4. Dorobantu, Marius (2017-08-28). Hesychasm, the Jesus Prayer and the contemporary spiritual revival of Mount Athos (Master's thesis). Nijmegen: Radboud University. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  5. "NARRATIVES OF ABBOT ALEXIOS HIMSELF – Xenofontos – Proskinitaria Athos". Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  6. "Visit of Abbots of Xenophontos and Pantokratoros monasteries to the Phanar". Orthodox Times. 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  7. "Відбулася інтронізація Блаженнійшого Епіфанія митрополита Київського і всієї України на Київський престол – Кіцманська єпархія". April 28, 2019. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
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