Guwahati: Man who lived for 82 years but could not see how the woman looks. A Greek monk who supposedly lived his entire life without ever seeing a woman.
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 a reality. A who lived in Halkidiki of Greece never knew about women. What he knew was just by reading in books, listening to the conversation of his colleagues.
According to report, the name of this person was Mihailo Tolotos. He was born in 1856 but his mother died shortly after giving birth. Tolotos were adopted by Orthodox monks living in a monastery on Mount Athos. He was raised by them. The rules there were very strict. Women were not allowed to come there. Domestic animals such as cows or sheep could not come. These laws have existed since the 10th century and are still in force today.
The purpose of these rules was to ensure that all monks living in the monasteries of Mount Athos never married throughout their lifetime.
However, he could roam around the world. He could have come in contact with people but Tolotos never left the monastery. He did not go out anywhere.
He died in 1938 at the age of 82. Like other monks, he was buried and the people of the monastery believe that he was the only person in the world who died without knowing how a woman looked like.
The Edinburgh Daily Courier newspaper reported on October 29, 1938, that the monk died in Greece without seeing a woman. He had not seen a car, no movie or an airplane. When he was born, his mother died and he was brought to the monastery, where no woman ever entered.
Today, Mount Athos is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and thousands of tourists visit it every year. Many of these are also associated with its rich history and spiritual traditions.
However, the woman still cannot enter there. In recent years, some questions have been raised on this. It was described as discriminatory but the monastery did not change the rules.
There are 20 monasteries of this community worldwide. Of these, 17 are in Greek, while 3 are Serbian, Bulgarian and Russia.