How they caught the fraudsters at the Avvacum Monastery in Cyprus In 4 years they set up a miracle industry, they collected more than 800.000 euros [Video]

A craft industry, which aspired to become an industry of miracles, resembled the “Holy Retreat of Saint Avvakum” in the village of Fterikoudi, Cyprus.

What has come to light in the last few days, tears down the structure that some ten monks began to build four years ago, who decided to settle in the monastery, with the “dowry” of the tomb of Saint Avvakum, whose relic was discovered only in 1989.

Everything was going well until the Tuesday before last, when the Metropolitan of Tamasos and Mountains, Isaias, under whose jurisdiction the monastery is located, decided to organize a raid, with hooded men and employees of the Metropolis.

During the operation, the monks were brought to the Metropolis and a safe with €807,000, various relics, pictures and the CCTV recorder were seized.

The plan that had been worked out was simple.

Abbot Nektarios and Archimandrite Porphyrios, to admit in writing that they had committed serious sins and to ask …