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When [[Abbot]] Dorotheos (Themelis) learned about the martyrdom The apparitions of Father blessed father John, he wrote to the [[Presbytera]] asking her to send after his priestly [[vestments]] from when they had celebrated together the feast of [[Dorotheos of Gaza|Saint Dorotheos]] at the Monastery in 1981. Some time passed but he received no response from father John’s familymartyric death are many.

* When [[Abbot]] Dorotheos (Themelis) learned about the martyrdom of Father John, he wrote to the [[Presbytera]] asking her to send his priestly [[vestments]] from when they had celebrated together the feast of [[Dorotheos of Gaza|Saint Dorotheos]] at the Monastery in 1981. Some time passed but he received no response from father John’s family. On the eve [[July 4]], at the [[St. Nicholas Monastery (Andros, Greece)|Monastery of St. Nicholas]], a Athonite [[All-Night Vigil|vigil]] was celebrated in honor of St. [[Athanasius of Athos|Athanasius of Mt.Athos]], with many [[Pilgrimage|pilgrims]] in attendance who had come from Athens. As the vigil was about to end, the monastery [[bells]] began to beat themselves as for a solemn feast. They stopped for awhile, but the bells started ringing again so harmoniously that everyone was astonished. Seized with fear and awe, the faithful started to pray the [[Paraklesis|paraclesis]] of [[Nicholas of Myra|St. Nicholas]], waiting for a miracle to happen. That afternoon, elder Dorotheos got a call from Mary, the daughter of Father John, who had come specifically to the monastery bearing the [[vestments]] of her father. She brought them into the [[monastery]] and they were received with joy by all the pilgrims there. The bells had been ringing in the monastery that morning exactly at the time when the ship entered the harbor carrying the Martyr's vestments.

Seized with fear and awe, * On the faithful started to pray eve of the [[Paraklesis|paraclesis]] of [[Nicholas feast of Myra|St. Nicholas]], waiting for a miracle to happen. That afternoonin 1986, elder abbot Dorotheos got a call from Mary, the daughter of Father Johntogether with several women, who had come specifically to was preparing for the monastery bearing the vestments of her 's patronal feast. At one point, they saw blessed father. She brought them into John walking through the monastery gardens and they heading towards them. They all were received frightened and began to shout: ''“Papa Iani!”'' Then he disappeared from their sight. Immediately after this to their surprise, came the postman with joy by all the pilgrims therea package from Switzerland containing a wooden carved image (icon) of Father John, from some Russian believers that honored him as a saint. The bells Father John had been ringing in the monastery asked that morning exactly at the time when the ship entered the harbor carrying the Martyr's vestmentshis [[icon]] may be spread to all Christians so they may learn about his martyrdom and missionary work.

The apparitions of blessed father John after his martyric death are many. On the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas, in 1986, abbot Dorotheos together with several women was preparing for the monastery's patronal feast. At one point, they saw blessed father John walking through the monastery gardens and heading towards them. They all were frightened and began to shout: ''“Papa Iani!”'' Then he disappeared from their sight. Immediately after this to their surprise, came the postman with a package from Switzerland containing a wooden carved image (icon) of Father John, from some Russian believers that honored him as a saint. Father John had asked that his [[icon]] may be spread to all Christians so they may learn about his martyrdom and missionary work. * In addition, in February 1987 while abbot Dorotheos went to Switzerland for surgery, while he was talking to the faithful there about Fr. John and his martyrdom, Fr. John appeared to them, blessed them, and then disappeared from their sight.