A Greek monk at Mount Athos, the holy mountain of Orthodoxy, has been waving the Greek flag for years. He does so each time a military plane passes over his monastery. Whenever Monk Joseph hears the ...

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Greece’s Monks’ Republic known imply as Mount Athos has welcomed a new investment move with the operation of a supermarket, a hotel with spa and restaurant in its capital Karyes. The new hotel, named ...

The monks’ republic situated on the peninsula of Mount Athos in the north-western region of Greece was founded in 963 and is home to twenty monasteries ... Portaïtissa, Our Lady of the Gate. It is ...

Credit: patano/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Saint Catherine’s Monastery, at the foot of Mount Sinai in the town of Saint Catherine, Egypt is one of the most important Christian monasteries in the ...

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SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) – A $6 million gift was given to Mount Holyoke College by an anonymous donor. The college announced that the gift is the largest from a living donor for support of ...

"Almost everyone in the Ogden Valley has memories of buying bread and honey from the monastery," says Jamila McFarland, a farmer who's now helping to manage and preserve the land. Through their ...

For sweeping views of the ocean and prime photo ops, travelers recommend visiting the Paleokastritsa Monastery. Located on a remote cliff peninsula in the village of Paleokastritsa, the Byzantine ...