while others record that the Georgian monks of the Holy Mountain were subject to the Latin persecutions over the course of four years, from 1276 to 1280. 29 мая 2007 г. Venerable Ekvtime of Mt. Athos, ...

The prayer was granted, and before Mary departed she blessed the residents and announced that the Holy Mountain was hers. There is a strong belief among the monks living on Mount Athos that Mary ...

This story appears in the December 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The holy peninsula of Mount Athos reaches 31 miles out into the Aegean Sea like an appendage struggling to dislocate ...

"I can’t see why the monastery should do that. I’d better not rely on rumors." When asked whether the Holy Kinot (Mount Athos’ central administrative body comprised of representatives from ...

A young transgender man is suing an Orthodox monk from Greece's monastic community of Mount Athos (Agion Oros).

It was written by an elderly monk called Ilarion. Before moving to a remoter, Caucasian spot, he had spent many years at St Panteleimon’s (see picture above), the biggest Russian house on Athos ...

"65 million years ago, prehistoric Earth had a visitor." ‘Dial of Destiny’ is an uninspiring ending to the Indiana Jones franchise. While better than 'Crystal ...

Vladyka had before then made many visits to the monasteries of the Holy Mountain and Serbia. He and a few other enthusiasts founded a monastic community following the Athos rule. In the Monastery of ...