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Do hermits still live on Mount Athos? And can someone 'apply' to live there?
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Yes, but you would have to be an Orthodox Christian AND you would have to be recommended to go to Mt Athos by your Bishop/Metropolitan.
I knew a fellow long ago who went there. One doesn't immediately become a hermit but becomes a monk at one of the monasteries. It is up to one's Igumen/Abbot to bless one to become a hermit from that point.
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Yes, but you would have to be an Orthodox Christian AND you would have to be recommended to go to Mt Athos by your Bishop/Metropolitan.
I knew a fellow long ago who went there. One doesn't immediately become a hermit but becomes a monk at one of the monasteries. It is up to one's Igumen/Abbot to bless one to become a hermit from that point.
Alex Thanks Alex for the insight.
Last edited by G Xuereb; 07/30/14 09:44 AM. Reason: Typing error
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