Fall from these structures, as monks often did during their perilous, devotion-proving construction, and you’d have many ...

AMORGOS, Greece — 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 ...

MOSCOW - Russian forces have retaken a monastery in Russia's Kursk region where Ukrainian troops had been holed up, state media reported on Tuesday. TASS news agency quoted a security source as ...

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans decreased its holdings in Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGIO – Free Report) by 28.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned ...

The two-week dig included local school and community groups in the search for remnants of the Cistercian monastery known as Erenagh Archaeologists believe they have found the site of a 12th ...

Saint Catherine’s Monastery was the place where God spoke to Prophet Moses and manifested to him on the mountain. Saint Catherine City, with its distinct character, is located 300 kilometres ...

The ancient Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery, commonly known as the Me Nu Brick Monastery, now lies in ruin following the destructive earthquake that shook Myanmar last week. The centuries-old monastery ...

The Eastern Orthodox Church honors Saint George and refers to him as a “Great Martyr.” The traditional legends have offered a ...

For the Turks it was the second great disaster after Dervenakia. He scored two great victories, in Keratsini (March 4) and in the monastery of Agios Spyridon (April 13). On this day in 1827, he ...

AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at the Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery ...

The Monastery of Jerónimos or the Jerónimos Monastery, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Lisbon's Belém district. Exemplifying Portugal's Manueline style – a highly ornate style of ...