The Man Who Lived His Entire Life Without Ever Meeting A Woman
A Greek monk had the unusual distinction of never meeting a woman in the 83 years that he lived
Women make up roughly half of the human population at any given time. Therefore, we all meet many ladies during the course of our lives. However, in one unusual case, a man named Michael Tolotos, who lived into his eighties, went his entire life without ever making the acquaintance of one of the fairer sex.
Tolotos was born in Greece in 1856. Sadly, his mother died just four hours after his birth. The orphan had no other known family, and in an act of mercy, just days old, he was abandoned on the steps of a Greek Orthodox monastery at the summit of Mount Athos.
The kind monks who took the baby in named him Mihailo (Michael) Tolotos. It was in their remote sanctuary where he was raised and ended up remaining for the rest of his long life.
Monks have lived in this particular area for more than 1,000 years, as one of 20 monasteries. They are inhabited by men who come from many different countries and backgrounds, but share a commonality in their new home — the embrace of an ascetic life, which means they reject all sensual pleasures.
