The earthquake of magnitude 5.3, which occurred earlier on Saturday afternoon (7/6) in Mount Athos and shook several areas in Northern Greece, was discussed by the president of the OASP, Efthimios ...

But it is in one monastery — Simonos Petra — that the greatest range of nationalities reside. Here is a look at four of Simonos Petra’s monks, and how they view Mount Athos: ...

Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world. No women allowed The monastery is one of 20 in the autonomous all-male monastic community of Mount Athos, known in ...

Serafeim has been living in Simonos Petra since 2010. On what Mount Athos means to him: “The Holy Mountain is a place, I’d say, where you truly find spiritual peace.

Here is a look at four of Simonos Petra's monks, and how they view Mount Athos: Archimandrite Eliseos, 74: Greek Abbot of Simonos Petra since 2000, Eliseos has been living in the monastery since 1973.

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 ...

Clinging almost impossibly to a sheer cliff in northern Greece, the Monastery of Simonos Petra, transcends country-based branches of the Christian faith, embracing monks from across the world. The ...

Perched on a cliffside above the Aegean Sea, the Monastery of Simonos Petra is home to one of Orthodoxy’s most diverse monastic communities. Founded in the 13th century on Greece’s Mount Athos ...

His search led him to Mount Athos for the first time in 1975. “I found this monastery and an embrace,” he said. “I found people who understood and accepted me. They didn’t judge me.

His search led him to Mount Athos for the first time in 1975. “I found this monastery and an embrace,” he said. “I found people who understood and accepted me. They didn’t judge me.

Founded in the 13th century on Greece’s Mount Athos, the monastery houses monks from more than a dozen countries, including France, China, the United States, and Lebanon. Also known as Simonopetra, or ...

Founded in the 13th century on Greece’s Mount Athos, the monastery houses monks from more than a dozen countries, including France, China, the United States, and Lebanon. Also known as Simonopetra, or ...