Starting well before dawn in a tiny, dark chapel, the Orthodox Christian monk prays to the icon of the Virgin Mary that gives its name to the whitewashed complex perched between sky and sea ...

But a few Orthodox Christian monks remain icons of local life ... Settled back at his whitewashed monastery perched between sky and sea, the monk was elated. “I feel spiritual euphoria ...

But a few Orthodox Christian monks remain icons of local life ... via the nearly eight-hour ferry trip from Athens. Orthodox monk welcomes the world to island monastery Settled back at his ...