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Europe
Ex-German Soldier Helps Restore Monastery in Greece Destroyed by Nazis
A letter sent by a former German soldier helped spur the restoration of Agios Dionysios Monastery on Mount Olympus which had been destroyed by the Nazis during WWII.
It was one day in 1996 when prior Maximos of the New...
Europe
The Greek Orthodox Monastery Thriving in Catholic Italy
A Greek Orthodox monastery, founded more than one thousand years ago is thriving just south of Rome, Italy in the epicenter of Catholicism.
Archaeology
Looted Manuscripts from Greek Monastery Rediscovered In Manhattan
A Manhattan auction house has returned 16th century manuscripts to a Greek monastery from where they had been looted during World War I.
Culture
British Library Returns Historic Documents to Greece
The British Library on Thursday returned three rare historic documents which had been illegally removed from the Panaghia Chrysopodaritissa Monastery in Achaia in 1979. The Library delivered them to the Greek Embassy in London.
According to the Greek Culture and...
Greece
Meet Panagia Tsampika, Rhodes' Famous Monastery (Photos, Video)
The Monastery of Panagia Tsambika (Virgin Mary of Tsampika) is a very popular place of pilgrimage among Orthodox Christians. It is located in the island of Rhodes, in Greece.
The new monastery was renovated in 1760 and is a temple...