Athanasius the Athonite (c. 920 – c. 1003; Greek: Ἀθανάσιος ὁ Ἀθωνίτης), was a Byzantine monk who is considered the founder of the monastic community on the peninsula of Mount Athos; which has since evolved into the greatest center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism. He built the Great Lavra (Megisti Lavra). first monastery on Athos
Russian icon Sv. Afanasy Afonsky