 It was believed that God gifted him with the grace of prophecy and the performing of miracles.One day, at the instigation of the local authorities, he was severely beaten and left in an icy swamp.When found, he was taken to the lavra, where, as they thought that he was dying, he was tonsured into the Great Schema and given the name Amphilochius, in honor of Holy Hierarch Amphilochius of Iconium.