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

The Monastery of Simonos Petra, also known as Simonopetra — or Simon’s Rock — transcends country-based branches of the Christian faith, embracing monks from across the world, including ...

Simonos Petra Monastery, perched on Mount Athos, exemplifies a unique ecumenical spirit. Welcoming monks from diverse ...

The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.

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: Abbot of Simonos ...

Father Isaiah, 50: Chinese, born in Vietnam Isaiah has been living in Simonos Petra since 2006, arriving there from an affiliated monastery in France as part of a spiritual quest. On what brought ...

But it is in one monastery — Simonos Petra — that the greatest range of nationalities reside. Abbot of Simonos Petra since 2000, Eliseos has been living in the monastery since 1973.

But it is in one monastery — Simonos Petra — that the greatest range of nationalities reside. On Mount Athos: “Truly Mount Athos spiritually has no borders. It is a place, a center of ...

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 ...