Evdokimos of Xiropotamou

Evdokimos of Xiropotamou, a hieromonk, with the secular name Eleftherios Dourountakis, son of Paul, was born in the village of Gerani in Chania, Crete. He worked as a teacher. He was a classmate and friend of Eleftherios Venizelos. In 1890 he came to Xeropotamou Monastery and in 1893 was tonsured a monk. In 1893 he was ordained deacon and in 1896 priest. In 1900 he was raised to superior. "He was a dynamic spiritual presence in his monastery of repentance, which he served in various important positions. His participation in the affairs of the monastic community was also significant." He was a member of the five-⁠man committee for drafting the Charter of the Holy Mountain in 1924. In 1925 he published a book on his monastery and in 1933 a catalogue of its manuscripts. His first book is dedicated: "To the blessed souls of those who have patiently run the ascetic course in this holy and well-⁠ordered monastery, and laboured for it until death and ended their lives piously in it, with great reverence dedicates it he who laboured."

For his many services to the holy place and the Church he was decorated with the silver cross of the Saviour. According to the monastery's register, "he was distinguished by his facility in delivering speeches in beautiful language to various official visitors and at the tables of the feasts." He reposed in the Lord on 10 October 1938 in his monastery, "leaving the memory of a dynamic and authentic Athonite ascetic." He is venerated by the faithful, without synodal canonization.