Andrea Pistolesi Getty Images A few days ago I found a breathtaking photo essay by The Associated Press about Father Spyridon Denaxas, an Orthodox monk who since 1971 has prayed and ministered at the ...

Island life continues to revolve around beloved monastery Panagia Hozoviotissa, whose image is on the cover of the current Lonely Planet Greece guide, is far from the only house of worship in ...

Standing at the center of the inland village of Ano Mera, the Monastery of Panagia Tourliani is a historical and cultural site worth visiting. One of the largest churches on the island ...

God put me here to care for them,” he told The Associated Press in Greek at Panagia Hozoviotissa monastery, where he said not even a rock fell during the tremors. During that brief absence ...

For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that’s little changed since its founding more ...

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) ...

“This is an ecumenical monastery, open to the whole world. ... Everyone receives something from her grace.” Panagia Hozoviotissa, whose image is on the cover of the current Lonely Planet ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad The daily rhythm hasn’t changed much since he joined the monastery straight out of high school in the summer of 1971. Father Spyridon, another monk ...