A Monk in Confinement, Waiting to Reclaim a Title
Monk Irenaeus (Former Patriarch of Jerusalem) By ISABEL KERSHNER 7/3/2011 Jerusalem Journal New York Times JERUSALEM — Like a figure in a medieval drama, the monk Irenaeus I has been cloistered for the last three years in a third-floor apartment in the compound of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate high above a narrow, bustling alleyway of Jerusalem’s Old City, unwilling or unable to leave. Appearing at his barred window one recent morning, clad in the traditional black garb of the Greek Orthodox priesthood, Irenaeus mouthed greetings to some visitors in the street below and waved a silver cross in a silent blessing.
Monk Irenaeus (Former Patriarch of Jerusalem) By ISABEL KERSHNER 7/3/2011 Jerusalem Journal New York Times JERUSALEM — Like a figure in a medieval drama, the monk Irenaeus I has been cloistered for the last three years in a third-floor apartment in the compound of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate high above a narrow, bustling alleyway of Jerusalem’s Old City, unwilling or unable to leave. Appearing at his barred window one recent morning, clad in the traditional black garb of the Greek Orthodox priesthood, Irenaeus mouthed greetings to some visitors in the street below and waved a silver cross in a silent blessing.
