The Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Hamatoura in Lebanon, Abbot Hieromonk Panteleimon, reposed in the Lord on Sunday.
The reposed Elder served as the spiritual father of many Arab-speaking Orthodox Christians, and was distinguished his knowledge of Byzantine ecclesiastical music and the psaltic hymn-singing tradition.
The reposed Abbot often expressed his love for Mount Athos and retained long-standing spiritual ties with Athonite fathers.
