I am a little late on hearing about this tonsure but this is worth posting.
“Father Gabriel Bunge, renowned patristics scholar, contemplative monk, and author, who also has published with St.Vladimir’s Seminary Press, recently was received into the highest level of monastic life: the Great Schema. He made his profession of vows and received his tonsure by the hand of His Grace Nestor, bishop the Diocese of Korsun of the Moscow Patriarchate, at the Skete of the Elevation of the Cross in the Swiss Province of Lugano, Switzerland. At his tonsure, he was given once more the name “Gabriel” in honor of St. Gabriel of Constantinople, a martyr of the 17th century.” Link
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