82 Years Without a Woman: The Life of Mihailo Tolotos

82 Years Without a Woman: The Life of  Mihailo Tolotos A Life Bound by Tradition Mount Athos, Peninsula, Greece Mihailo Tolotos was born in 1856, but he never met his mother—she passed away just hours after he was born. Left an orphan, he was taken to live at Mount Athos, a Greek monastery known for a centuries-old rule: no women allowed. Since 1046, this secluded place had kept women out completely. A Life of Complete Solitude