give a better idea to the medical examiners and Church depending on its preservation in pristine condition or its decomposition in the future. After the publication of photographs of Vissarion's relics in a daily Greek tabloid, the president of coroners Nikos Karakoukis asked from the Bishop of phthiotida to permit scientific research of a team of medical examiners on Monk's body in order to publish a conclusion for the case. Moreover, coroner Karakoukis denied the opinion of his colleague Panayiotis Yamarelos and spoke about a case which could have a logical explanation through the science of medical jurisprudence. References External links http://news.rnn.gr/gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=387&Itemid=6 - in Greek http://news.antenna.gr/articleDetail/0,3091,128235,00.html - ANT1 Television channel / website - in Greek http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_1_14/03/2006_177120 - "Kathimerini" Newspaper - in Greek http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100023_14/03/2006_67435 - "Kathimerini" Newspaper - English edition http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2084311,00.html - Timesonline, March 14, 2006 1908 births 1991 deaths Greek Christian monks People from Messenia