Alexis Proskurnin

Alexis Proskurnin was a Russian hieroschemamonk of St Panteleimon Monastery, born in 1843 at Lebedyan, Tambov province, the son of a second-⁠guild merchant. He reposed, probably during the First World War, at New Athos Monastery. He is venerated by the faithful, without a synodal canonization.

Named Alexander Yakovlevich in the world, he came to Athos in 1869 and was received at St Panteleimon; after two years he was tonsured into the mantle with the name Alexis. From the start he served as guest-⁠master, very hospitable and attentive to every guest, glad to run wherever he was sent and to fulfil anyone's request; he was obedient to the oldest and the youngest, to the brethren, guests, superiors and strangers. Later he set out towards Russia and got only as far as New Athos Monastery, where a grave illness stopped him and where he reposed. The exact date is not known; he seems to have died during the First World War, when communication between New Athos and Russia was completely cut.