On the evening of Saturday, 4 July 2026, His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrillos of Imbros and Tenedos presided over the Great Vespers celebrated at the Holy Dependency of Saints Constantine and Helen in Megalos Kambos, a dependency of the Holy Monastery of the Great Lavra on Mount Athos, in honour of the feast of Saint Athanasios the Athonite.
Saint Athanasios, the founder of the Great Lavra Monastery and the father of organised monasticism on Mount Athos, is revered as the principal architect of Athonite cenobitic monastic life. The solemn celebration brought together the faithful to honour his enduring spiritual legacy and his foundational contribution to the Holy Mountain’s monastic tradition.
