And a similar eerie tale :
"...in Shamordino, knocking was heard at the doors and windows, etc.
When they communicated this to the Elder, he said, "Well, he won't knock anymore."
"But who is knocking, Batiushka?" [the nuns] asked [Fr Amvrosy].
"He who was knocking won't knock anymore," [ Elder Amvrosy insisted, without offering any further explanation. ]
St Amvrosy of Optina
Re: St Amvrosy of Optina
Re: St Amvrosy of Optina
April 14, today, is the Day of St. Meliton, Bishop of Sardis [in today's Turkiye, where the ruins can still be seen].
Perhaps the nun named Melitona in the 1st post of this thread was named for him in a feminine version.