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Mount Athos
He is from a tribe in the Ivory Coast
Experts are examining the remains to determine who they belong to
The precious gifts of frankincense and myrrh are preserved as a mixture in the form of sixty-two small, olive-sized spherical beads
His body was transferred for an autopsy to Thessaloniki to determine the exact cause of death
The Greek “Holy Mountain” with its nearly 1.800-year continuous Christian presence is home to twenty monasteries where only men are allowed to visit
The monks suffer from far fewer diseases present in the general population
He has made multiple contributions to society
"Orthodoxy preserved Hellenism through Ottoman occupation and has been a key to keeping Greeks together during the economic crisis"
He found serenity on the Holy Mountain
