'Archimandrite Barnabas' lifelong wish was to establish an Orthodox monastic tradition in Britain. He moved back to Wales in 1973, settling in New Mills, between Newtown and Llanfair Caereinion, the next year. He established a monastery, Mynachdy Sant Elias, in an old farmhouse there. In the 1980s, Archimandrite Barnabas moved to Aberfan, where he became a familiar figure walking the streets in his long black robes.' -- Ruth Gooding

Source:
Gooding, R., (2024). BURTON, IAN HAMILTON (Archimandrite Barnabas) (1915 - 1996), Orthodox priest. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 27 Jan 2025, from https://biography.wales/article/s15-BURT-HAM-1915