I-Los Izindela zamaGrikhi zaseMeteora Badume kakhulu, ubuciko bokuphikelela, ubunjiniyela nenkolo konke kuhlanganisiwe. Futhi phakathi kwazo okuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu yi- Isigodlo saseVarlaam. Ngokomlando ngonyaka we-1350 indela yamasiko wokuzincisha kakhulu ogama lakhe linguVarlaam wahamba wayohlala phezulu kwaleli dwala. Lapho wazakhela amasonto amathathu neseli lakhe, elilula kakhulu. Uhambe yedwa futhi ngokusobala akekho owayekhathalela kakhulu ukumlandela ohambweni lwakhe lokuzijabulisa ngoba lapho efa indawo yayishiyiwe.
Izakhiwo ezakhiwe zaqala ukonakala futhi ngaleyo ndlela zasinda emakhulwini amabili eminyaka kuze kube ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-22 izindela ezimbili ezicebile zase-Ioannina zikhuphuka edwaleni elifanayo futhi zanquma ukuthola isigodlo sezindela. Inganekwane ithi bekufanele bahlule isilo esikhulu esasihlala emhumeni kodwa iqiniso ukuthi njengoba babenemali eningi kune-Varlaam empofu, ukwakha kwakungeyona inkimbinkimbi kangako. Athatha amanxiwa futhi akha kabusha futhi awakhulisa. Isigaba sokuqala somsebenzi sithathe iminyaka engama-1, siletha zonke izinto zokwakha phezulu edwaleni, kepha kubonakala sengathi kungakapheli inyanga eyodwa imisebenzi yayisimi ngomumo.
Kusukela lapho, iVarlaam Monastery yayihlala ihlala ngamaqembu angekho ngaphezu kwama-monks angama-35, kepha kusukela ngekhulu leshumi nesikhombisa laqala ukwehla. Namuhla kuhlala izindela eziyi-7 kuphela. Ukufika lapho kufanele unqamule ibhuloho elincane eliqhamuka emgwaqeni omkhulu kepha kufanelekile ngoba yisiza esihle futhi sisebenza ngaphakathi komnyuziyamu othakazelisa kakhulu. Kuvulwa nsuku zonke phakathi kuka-9 ekuseni no-1 ntambama naphakathi kuka-3: 30 no-6 ntambama.