Patriarch of Bulgaria visits Hilandar and Zografou Monasteries on Mount Athos

Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria continued his first official visit to Mount Athos on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, visiting the St. Nicholas of Myra Cell (Burazeri), belonging to Hilandar Monastery, before receiving a solemn welcome at the Bulgarian Zografou Monastery.

Visit to the St. Nicholas Cell of Hilandar Monastery Following his visit to Iviron Monastery, Patriarch Daniel visited the Burazeri Cell, one of the largest and best-known monastic cells on Mount Athos.

Dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the cell is under the jurisdiction of Hilandar Monastery and is particularly renowned for its icon-painting tradition and spiritual and educational activities.

The Bulgarian Patriarch was welcomed by the brotherhood, led by Elder Hieromonk Arsenios, together with the Abbot of Hilandar Monastery, Archimandrite Methodios.

Following a prayer service in the church, the monks introduced Patriarch Daniel to the cell’s daily responsibilities, monastic rules and spiritual life. The Patriarch and his accompanying clergy also had the opportunity to venerate sacred relics and other holy objects preserved there.

Historic Welcome at Zografou Monastery Patriarch Daniel…