In 1980, burglars broke into the elder's cell, tied him up, blindfolded him and started looking for something to eat. They did not find any money but took his shroud embroidered in gold, gold coins from the time of Constantine Palaeologus which were hung up before the miraculous icon of Saint George, the censer, the Gospel and liturgical vessels. Before leaving, the villains beat the elder's face through a wet towel and then told him not to get up, but to lie tied up and sleep. Surprised, the elder replied to the villains, "What on earth are you saying? I have to go and read the service".
When the robbers left, Father Georgy managed to free himself and with his face black from the beatings reached Trigon's cell. The elder told the brethren what had happened - without a shadow of vindictiveness or desire for revenge - simply with amazement. He could not understand why St. George, the great martyr, had not revealed to him the robbers' attack. "If I had wanted to," the elder said, "I would have asked St. George, and he would have caught them, but I felt sorry for them.
The New Athos Paterik
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