Agion Oros
Greece
The Mystery Woman Who Broke the Female Ban on Greece’s Mount Athos
This grainy 1903 photo of a mystery woman on Mount Athos, which was published in a Greek newspaper at that time, still causes controversy, with some monks claiming that they believe the unknown female on the left was the...
Greece
Mystery Over Woman’s Remains at Men-Only Mount Athos, Greece
Mystery surrounds the remains of a woman discovered in 2019 who was buried centuries ago at the cemetery of Pantokratoros Monastery on Mount Athos.
The Greek "Holy Mountain" with its nearly 1,800-year continuous Christian presence is home to twenty monasteries,...
Europe
Lost Cell of Ukrainian Saint Paisius Discovered on Greece’s Mount Athos
Remains of cells once lived in by the Ukrainian Orthodox saint, Paisius Velichkovsky (also spelled, Paisii Velichkovsky), have been discovered on Greece's monastic community of Mount Athos.
The recently rediscovered cell consists of a small stone monastic hut. According to...
Greece
Autonomous Polity of Mt. Athos Extends Lockdown Until April 20
The monastic community and autonomous region of Mount Athos announced on Wednesday that it will extend its ban on all visitors, including religious pilgrims, until April 20.
This decision of Karyes, the seat of the Athonite monastic state, came as...