MOUNT ATHOS, Greece — Mount Athos, a verdant peninsula in northern Greece, has been a center of Christian Orthodox monasticism for more than 1,000 years.

Centuries-old monasteries have been damaged by an ongoing series of earthquakes in a secluded monastic community in northern Greece, authorities said on Friday. Mount Athos is one of the most ...

Monks carry baskets of supplies to the Simonopetra, or Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community of Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, on the peninsula of Mount Athos in ...

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Greek Orthodox religious enclave of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Athens' Institute of Geodynamics said on June 7, 2025.

On July 27, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Panteleimon. Feast Day of the Great Martyr and ...

Father Kosmas, left, and Father Nyfmon walk in the Simonopetra, or Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, on the peninsula of Mount Athos ...

A 5.3-magnitude undersea earthquake struck near Mount Athos, Greece’s historic Orthodox monastic enclave. No immediate damage reported.

There is a prohibition on entry for women, called avaton, which means only men can access these monasteries and appreciate the history, art and way of life of the monks living there. Formally founded ...

A recent earthquake in northern Greece caused damage to three centuries-old monasteries on Mount Athos, BGNES reported. The Bulgarian monastery of St.