20th anniversary of the death of the "monk of the Church of the East"

This article commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the death of Father Lev Gillet (1893-1980), a major spiritual figure of twentieth-century Christianity, known as the "monk of the Eastern Church." It is a composite testimony written by Elisabeth Behr-Sigel, biographer of Father Lev and co-founder with him of the first French-language Orthodox parish. The article reports on the commemorative ceremonies held in Paris and London in 2000, conveying the testimonies of theologians and close associates — Boris Bobrinskoy, Nicolas Lossky, Michel Evdokimov, Édouard Laham, Dom Nicolas Egender — which shed light on the multiple dimensions of his legacy. The main contribution lies in highlighting Lev Gillet's pioneering role in ecumenism, the French-speaking Orthodox renewal and the renaissance of the Patriarchate of Antioch, as well as in the publication of the homily delivered in London by Father Serge Hackel.