Taking Monastic Vows With The Name Xenophont (1904)
Soon after Kosma was tonsured in riasophoros with the name Constantine and on 5 April 1904 he was tonsured into monks and given new monastic name Xenophont. His spiritual father was father Melchisedek who was an ascet in the mountains. He taught him the basics of spiritual and monastic life. Later Xenophotos used to recollect his life of that time: “I was eganged at monastic tasks till midnight and at 1 a.m. I ran to elder Melchisedek to learn prayer”.
In 1912–1913 a heresy of Imiaslavie emerged at Athon monasteries. Greek authorities demanded to leave the monastery from many foreign monks, including Xenophont, though he had no relation to the heresy.
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