ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː ˈæftɚ hɪz tˈɔːks wɪð sˈeɪnt dʒˈɑːn ʌv kɹˈɑːnstæt hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd fɹʌmðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈʌŋk lˈeɪɾɚ hˈaɪɚɹoʊskˈiːməmˈʌŋk ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən skˈiːt ʌv sˈeɪnt ˈændɹuː nˌɪɹ ðə mˈʌtʃ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ sənt. pˈæntɪlˌeɪmən mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi ˌɔn mˈaʊnt ˈæθoʊz ɪn ɡɹˈiːs.
In 1903 after his talks with Saint John of Kronstadt he resigned from the Army and became a monk (later hiero-schema-monk) of the Russian Skete of Saint Andrew near the much larger St. Panteleimon Monastery on Mount Athos in Greece.