Елей “Св.Георгий Лечител”

Produced at the Holy Xenophontos Monastery

“What is anointed is pleasant, beneficial, and certainly should not be neglected. And yet you do not wish to be anointed with God’s oil. That is why we are called Christians, because we are anointed with God’s oil.”
— Saint Theophilus of Alexandria

The oil of “Saint George Disurit” is a fragrant blend of oil (olive) and aromatic herbs, prepared during a special liturgical rite. The number and type of ingredients in the myrrh are strictly determined by the monks of the Xenophontos Monastery.

Ingredients:
The total number of ingredients is 57. The most important components are the consecrated olive oil from the lamp over the miraculous icon of Saint George Disurit*, various fragrant resins, herbs, roots, essential oils, and the holy water used at the beginning of the oil’s preparation.

Usage:
It is used for anointing the forehead, hands, and chest for health, before travel, and during trials. Through prayer and anointing with the consecrated oil, one receives God’s grace for physical healing and spiritual salvation.

*The miraculous icon of Saint George “Disurit” dates back to the 9th century.

During the period of iconoclasm, it was kept in Constantinople. Saracen soldiers attempted to destroy it and threw it into fire, but by divine power the icon remained completely intact.

Then one of the attackers, blinded by rage, struck the icon with a knife at the saint’s throat. Blood flowed from the wound as from a living person—a sign still visible today.

After this second shocking miracle, they threw the icon into the sea, but again God’s grace preserved it, and it was miraculously found on the shore of the Xenophontos Monastery on Mount Athos.

In fact, at the place where the icon was discovered, consecrated water (ayazmo) still springs forth today. This water is especially helpful for people with kidney diseases, which is why Saint George received the name “Disurit” (from Greek, related to urinary system illnesses).

The icon was found by Saint Xenophontos himself, who later built the monastery in honor and memory of Saint George the Great Martyr, the Victory-Bearer.