▁after ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁he ▁was ▁tons ured ▁a ▁r ass oph ore ▁mon k . ▁On ▁Friday ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Week ▁of ▁L ent , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁tons ured ▁into ▁the ▁small ▁schema ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁name ▁Mit ro phan ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mit ro phan ▁of ▁Vor one zh . ▁On ▁Pal m ▁Sunday ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁sub de acon ▁and ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁there after ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Sem inary . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁bless ing ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁Laur us ▁( Š kur la ) ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁Mount ▁Ath os . ▁Initial ly , ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁Sk ete ▁of ▁Pro ph et ▁E lij ah ▁for ▁several ▁months , ▁a ▁strict ▁sk ete ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁connected ▁with ▁RO C OR . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁elder ▁N icode mus ▁of ▁Kar ou lia , ▁he ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁an ▁English - spe aking ▁cell ▁within ▁K out lou m ous i ou ▁monaster y ▁with ▁four ▁other ▁RO C OR ▁mon ks , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁that ▁other ▁monaster ies ▁would ▁often ▁send ▁American ▁visitors ▁to ▁them . ▁He ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁St . ▁P ais ios ▁the ▁Ath on ite ▁while ▁there . ▁He ▁was ▁tons ured ▁to ▁the ▁great ▁schema ▁by ▁hier omon k ▁Ch rys ost om os ▁of