Apart from the significant figures of the original holy founder of the Monastery and its second founder, Symeon the Blessed, during the Byzantine era, important luminaries also resided there during later periods of the historic life of the Monastery, playing key roles in both its spiritual and general development, as well as increasing the Monastery’s presence both within and outside of Mt Athos.
Among the important personages, the first place – together with the first founders of the Monastery – is held by the Leader of the Community and new founder, Paisios Kavsokalyvitos of Lesbos.
