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

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.

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. Here is a look at four of Simonos Petra's monks, and how they view Mount Athos: Abbot of Simonos ...

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 ...