Tag: Mount Athos
What’s In Elder Paisios’ Lucky Bread?
Christina Flora - 21/8/13 Elder Paisios of Mount Athos, a well-known Eastern Orthodox monk from Farasa, Cappadocia, had made a recipe for Lucky Bread and a ... Read More
The Icon of the Mother of God – Prodromita at Techirghil Monastery
On 13 August 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, met on a scene specially arranged in the yard of Saint Mary Monastery – Techirghiol ... Read More
Mount Athos Monks Won’t Move Out for EU
Christina Flora -20/7/13 According to information, there has been unrest in Mount Athos since the night of July 17, as police forces with two patrol cars ... Read More
A Visit to Zograf Monastery at Mount Athos
4/7/13 It’s hard to imagine how dark it is when morning services start on Mount Athos. You have to blindly grope the deep throne-like wooden ... Read More
Putin to Visit Mount Athos
Christina Flora - 27/6/13 Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is going to visit the Aegean on the yacht of an entrepreneur friend. Although it is difficult to ... Read More
Serbia: Conference on Holy Mount Athos held in Belgrade
26/6/13 (ANSAmed) - BELGRADE, 26 JUNE - Participants of a three-day international conference dedicated to an Orthodox spiritual center, the Holy Mount Athos, Greece, adopted ... Read More
Former Taliban From Afghanistan Baptized at the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos
13/6/13 Ahmed was born and raised in a village in Afghanistan in the middle of war. His childhood memories are dust, poverty, and compulsory ... Read More
The Story of Mount Athos’ Panagia Portaitissa
Stella Tsolakidou - 8/6/13 One of the most important relics of Mount Athos besides the icon of Axion Esti, is the Virgin Mary Portaitissa (meaning in Greek ... Read More
Senior Athos monk praises Russia, urges global Orthodox unity
Mount Athos, June 7, Interfax - The abbot of the Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos, Archimandrite Ephraim, praised Russia and called for global Orthodox unity. ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill Visits the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos
Patriarch Kirill arrives on Mount Athos On June 4, 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived on Holy Mount Athos, accompanied ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion: No Women On Mt. Athos
3/6/13 Hilarion, Metropolitan of Volokolamsk and Chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow, revealed that Greece is under the ... Read More
Visiting the ‘Holy Mountain’ Athos in Greece
The Monastic Republic of Mount Athos 1/6/13 There’s an autonomous region in Greece that’s home to the “Holy Mountain.” It’s one of the holiest sites ... Read More
Mt. Athos Leaders Talk Taxes With Samaras
Margarita Papantoniou - 18/4/13 The administration of the Holy Mount met Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in the Maximos Mansion on April 17 to go over financial ... Read More
Greek Monasteries Abound in History, Beauty
Stella Tsolakidou - 5/3/13 Religious tourism is one of the oldest forms of travelling and Greece has inspired travellers, whether for religious purposes or mere self-exploring, ... Read More
Proposal to Exhibit Mount Athos Treasures
Christina Flora 5/3/13 The state of Victoria and Greece are going to discuss on the update of the memorandum signed in the early 90′s ... Read More
Father Maximos of Mount Athos to lead 2013 Archon Lenten Retreat, April 19-20
New York, NY 1/31/2013 With the blessings of Archbishop Demetrios of America, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, it is with great joy that we invite ... Read More
A Visit to the Mount Athos of America
Thom Nickels - 10/1/13 Philadelphia-based author/journalist It's a little bit after one in the afternoon and Father Sergius (Bowyer), the Abbott of St. Tikhon of ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill to make a pilgrimage to Mount Athos and visit Estonia
Moscow, December 29, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is to visit Greece, Mount Athos and the Baltic States next year. "Early ... Read More
Greeks Seek Strength in the Powers of Revered Monk Elder Paisios to Predict Events
GORDON FAIRCLOUGH 11/12/12 SOUROTI, Greece—Legend has it that nearly three decades ago, a bearded Orthodox Christian mystic visiting here made an unsettling prediction: Greece in ... Read More
Ancient Art Comes To Syracuse
Stacey Page - 22/11/2012 When local artist Brian Whirledge reached a plateau in his craft, he sought a teacher who could instruct him further. Unfortunately, teachers ... Read More
Greeks Seek Solace in Mt. Athos Monasteries
Mount Athos, a self-governed peninsula in northeastern Greece, has been attracting pilgrims to its Orthodox monasteries for centuries. But the debt crisis has led to ... Read More