The hermit Gabriel from Karoulia among the other things he did, planted a rose. When the other monks asked him why he needed a rose in the wilderness, he answered:
“You know when I go to the Skete of Saint Anna and pass by the chapel of the Holy Mother of God, I pay my homage to Her and leave her a rose as a gift.”
This severe hermit had such a deep sensitivity that he found a great joy in offering a rose from his toil to the Holy Mother of God …
