News

Follow the divine topography of this Greek pilgrimage for monks
Fall from these structures, as monks often did during their perilous, devotion-proving construction, and you’d have many ...
Greek Reporter12h
Living on the Edge: The Hermit Monks of Mount Athos’ Karoulia Cliffs
For the hermit monks of Karoulia, the most remote area of Mount Athos, climbing dangerous rocks and prayer are a part of ...
The monk who lives in the cliffs of a Greek tourist island
The monk who lives in the cliffs of a Greek tourist island - For more than 50 years, Father Spyridon has welcomed the ...
In 50-plus years at a cliffside Greek island monastery, one monk keeps faith and community together
For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a ...
Neos Kosmos7d
A Greek monk forever ‘intertwined’ with his island
Father Spyridon has been the soul of Amorgos' cliffside Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery—welcoming pilgrims, caring for locals, ...
Greek Reporter13d
The Most Spectacular Monasteries in Greece
One thing you want to be sure to add to your itinerary is visiting the ancient Greek monasteries. Here are the top 10 ...
Proto Thema1d
Holy Week in the Monasteries of Greece: At the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, standing proud for a thousand years
Above the spa town of Kamena Vourla, the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour has stood for a thousand years ...
Newsday10d
In 50-plus years at a cliffside Greek island monastery, one monk keeps faith and community together
They were building a shelter in a cave when falling rocks ... Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, exits the chapel at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution10d
In 50-plus years at a cliffside Greek island monastery, one monk keeps faith and community together
Settled back at his whitewashed monastery perched between sky and sea, the monk was elated ... They were building a shelter in a cave when falling rocks revealed a chisel hanging farther ...
News-Press NOW10d
In 50-plus years at a cliffside Greek island monastery, one monk keeps faith and community together
Orthodox monk welcomes the world to island monastery Settled back at his whitewashed ... They were building a shelter in a cave when falling rocks revealed a chisel hanging farther up the cliffside.