Near Leonidio, the Holy Monastery is built on the steep cliff of Mount Parnon, at the spot where, in 1300 AD, two hermits saw a light and, as they approached, beheld the icon of the Virgin Mary ...

Each year, the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem leads the Holy Fire ceremony. He enters the Edicule, a small shrine within the Holy Sepulchre encasing Christ’s tomb, alone. Before his entry, the tomb is ...

On Folegandros island, the icon of the Assumption is taken from the Church of Agios Georgios and then carried around town for three entire days. The icon procession passes through the homes of all ...

A popular destination is Ano Mera, a traditional village in the center of Mykonos. There, you can visit the beautiful Monastery of Tourliani. In the later part of the afternoon, if you’re visiting in ...

On Friday, you can visit Chrysopigi Monastery, where thousands of pilgrims gather to honor ... You can also watch the same tradition in the city of Agios Nikolaos, near Lake Voulismeni. The ...

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 ...

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, built high into ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into ...

In 50-Plus Years at a Cliffside Greek Island Monastery, One Monk Keeps Faith and Community Together AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and ...

For over half a century, Father Spyridon Denaxas has lived a life of prayer, service, and quiet devotion high above the Aegean Sea in a whitewashed monastery wedged into the cliffside of Amorgos — an ...