During a famine on the mountain, there was a dispute over the eucharistic loaves between Germanos the ekklesiarches and Gregorios the cellarer. When it threatened to become acute, two monks appeared with two mules laden with oil, wine and bread sent from Limnai by its hegoumenos and Pachomios, the ekklesiarches. Later, miracles occurred on Mt Galesion reminiscent of the miracles of Christ. Small quantities of cheese and pulses expanded to feed all the monasteries and the xenodocheion, with many scraps left over. Rather than use communion wine, a shortage was solved by mixing the little wine remaining with water. A whole basket of leftovers was returned mysteriously from the trapeza. Gregorios the cellarer, author of Lazaros' vita, was direct or indirect witness of the miracles, together with Iakobos the monk and cook, Nikolaos the monk and coppersmith, and the trapezopoios