A man who lived for 82 years without knowing what a woman looked like. Eventually he died. Throughout his life, he considered women to be part of a fictional story. Never went out, never met people. This is not a film story, but reality. This person, a resident of Halkidiki, Greece, never knew about women. Whatever I came to know, that too only by reading in books, listening to the conversations of my colleagues.
According to the report of Uniload, the name of this person was Mihailo Tolotos. He was born in 1856, but his mother died shortly after giving birth. The orphaned Tolotos was adopted by Orthodox monks living in a monastery on Mount Athos. Took care of him. The rules there were very strict. Women were not allowed to come there. Domestic animals, such as cows or sheep, could not even come. These laws have existed since the 10th century and are still in force today.
Never even seen a car-airplane
The purpose of these rules was to ensure that all monks living in the monasteries of Mount Athos remained celibate throughout their lives. However, he could roam around the world. Could come in contact with people. But Tolotos never left the monastery. He didn’t go out anywhere. He died in 1938 at the age of 82. He was buried like other monks and the people of the monastery believe that he was the only person in the world who died without knowing what a woman looks like. The death of Tolotos did not get much attention then. The news was published in only one newspaper, in which it was written that women were not the only thing that he had never seen. Never even seen a car, an aeroplane. There is no question of watching the film.
Monastery recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Edinburgh Daily Courier newspaper published the news on October 29, 1938, in which it was written that the monk died in Greece without seeing any woman. Neither had he seen a car, nor a movie or an aeroplane. When he was born his mother died and he was brought up in a monastery where no woman ever enters. Today, Mount Athos is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is visited by thousands of tourists every year. Many of these also get associated with its rich history and spiritual traditions. However, the woman still cannot enter. In recent years some questions have arisen on this. This was called discriminatory but the Math did not change the rules. There are 20 monasteries of this community around the world. Of these, 17 are in Greek while 3 are in Serbian, Bulgarian and Russia.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : April 10, 2023, 16:33 IST