The Divine Visitation to Elder Kyrillos of Evia on the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of Saint Theodore the General

St. Iakovos Tsalikes with his successor Elder Kyrillos

Elder Gabriel, abbot of the Monastery of the Venerable David in Evia, told the following story in a sermon on February 8, 2021 concerning a divine vision of his predecessor, Elder Kyrillos, which took place one June 8th, which is the feast of the Translation of the Sacred Relics of Saint Theodore the General.

One time because of the temptations he was facing he was in great sorrow. He went to his small cell very sad. When he arrived, on his bed was a book of the Lives of the Saints for the month of June and it was opened to the 8th of the month, on which date we commemorate the translation of the relics of Saint Theodore. At that moment he heard a voice from heaven that said to him:

Elder Kyrillos Saw in a Vision the Descent of Christ from the Cross

The following story was delivered in a homily by Elder Gabriel, the current Abbot of the Monastery of Venerable David in Evia, on 17 March 2019 during Vespers at the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Kalamaria of Thessaloniki, when talking about the life and conduct of the late Holy Elder Kyrillos, Abbot of the Monastery of Venerable David (+ 2012), his predecessor and the successor of Saint Iakovos Tsalikes.