Centuries-old graffiti documents Bulgarian pilgrimage to Jerusalem
A photographic survey revealed dozens of Bulgarian inscriptions in Greek Orthodox monasteries across Jerusalem’s Old City.
Greek Reporter3 天
The Brutal Torture of Athanasios Diakos During the Greek War of Independence
Athanasios Diakos is one of the most prominent and tragic figures of the Greek War of Independence, famed for his last stand ...
Greek Reporter12 天
Desert Monks: The Orthodox Brotherhood of Saint Anthony in Arizona
In 1995, six Orthodox monks left Mount Athos in Greece and came to the US to start Saint Anthony Orthodox Monastery in the Arizona desert.
The ancient monastery hanging from the side of a cliff
Sümela was popular with Christian and Muslim pilgrims, and an active Greek Orthodox monastery, until the early 20th century.
TASS3 年
Nuns return to ancient Orthodox monastery in Syria’s Maaloula
The town also houses two ancient monasteries: the Eastern Catholic monastery of Saint Sarkis and the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Thecla. A group of 16 Saint Thecla nuns was taken hostage by ...
The Star2 年
Greek monastery manuscripts tell new story of Ottoman rule
There, deep inside the medieval fortified monastery in the Mount Athos monastic Orthodox Christian community, researchers are for the first time tapping a virtually unknown treasure - thousands of ...