Mt. Athos, May 28, 2019
Photo: TASS
Following a fire that wiped out the monastery’s electricity supply and thus its ability to receive pilgrims, the Russian St. Panteleimon’s Monastery on Mt. Athos has begun receiving guests again.
A fire broke out on May 19 in the room housing the monastery’s generators, causing serious damage, though, thankfully, without any human casualties. The approximately 150 guests who were staying there at the time had to leave and the monastery temporarily stopped accepting guests.
However, the monastery was able to resume accepting a limited number of guests after less than a week, reports afonit.info. Beginning on May 25, the monastery began receiving only those guests who had previously reserved a place in the guest house.
Guests who have no reserved a place ahead of time will not be received until the monastery has fully restored its electricity supply.
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