The monastery of Agios Nikolaos was blocked by snow - Believers were worried when the 77-year-old woman did not answer their phone calls
A 77-year-old abbess and her younger sister are the two dead in the monastery of Agios Nikolaos in Ypsilandis, Boeotia.
According to local media, the 77-year-old died of burns, and her sister, who reportedly suffered from an incurable illness, breathed her last breathe from fumes.
The same information states that the two women were next to an electric heater, while according to the fire department, a fire had been caused that had been extinguished before the firefighters arrived at the monastery on Thursday night.
According to tvstar.gr, the two women had not given signs of life in the last two days.
Believers who visited the Monastery became worried as the abbess did not answer their persistent phone calls and thus informed the mayor of Aliartos Thespion, Giorgos Arapitsa.
Accompanied by police officers and firefighters, the mayor of Aliartos arrived at the monastery, which is located at an altitude of 700 metres and was blocked due to the snow.
The doors were, in fact, locked, and a technician was called so that they could enter the interior of the monastery, where, unfortunately, they found themselves in front of the hideous sight.
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