Афонские монахи на службе у Думенко! | Как Епифаний купил «Афон»?

July 9, 2026. Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The Byzantine choir sings. In the center is Serhiy Dumenko, also known as Epiphanius, surrounded by OCU clergy. Next to him are several monks in Athonite cassocks. Archimandrite Bartholomew, abbot of New Esphigmenou Monastery, delivers a speech. Everything seems solemn. Almost reverent. Unless you know the context. But there is context. And it transforms this scene from a divine service into a political spectacle. Who are these people? What is their connection to the Lavra? Why is the Athonite abbot, who served with Metropolitan Onufriy just a few years ago, standing next to Dumenko today? And the main question: is this event evidence of recognition of the OCU, or is it simply a paid PR stunt in which the Athonite monks are relegated to the role of props? 0:00 Political spectacle in the Assumption Cathedral 1:22 Facts and scenery: how the picture was constructed 2:55 Two Esphigmenou: the truth about the guests from Athos 5:50 Canonical analysis: what really happened 9:15 The real heirs of St. Anthony #UOC #OCU #Lavra #Athos