His quest led him to an Orthodox monastery in France affiliated with Simonos Petra. That, in turn, led him to Mount Athos in 2006. ... fruit and vegetables used in the monastery’s kitchen.

His quest led him to an Orthodox monastery in France affiliated with Simonos Petra. That, in turn, led him to Mount Athos in 2006. ... fruit and vegetables used in the monastery’s kitchen.

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, holds his 10-week-old German shepherd Pyrena on the grounds of the New Skete monastery, where he directs the dog breeding program that has provided both ...

Easter is the most important holiday in the Orthodox calendar and the biggest celebration for Christian Orthodox Bulgarians. In the monastery’s kitchen, 5,050 eggs are being dyed red, a colour ...

Clinging almost impossibly to a sheer cliff in northern Greece, the Monastery of Simonos Petra, also known as Simonopetra — or Simon’s Rock — transcends country-based branches of the ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The Monastery of Simonos Petra clings almost impossibly to a sheer cliff above the Aegean Sea in northern Greece. Also known as Simonopetra or Simon’s Rock, the ...

The monastery’s fate has become a politically sensitive issue in Athens, especially given the constitutional prominence of the Orthodox faith. Saint Catherine's Monastery was built between 548 ...

Soon an Orthodox male monastery was established at this church. It was first mentioned in the chronicles in 1587. The construction of the Dormition Cathedral began in the first half of the 17th ...

Father David Morrison of St. Anthony the Great Orthodox Church in Bozeman noted that it’s only about a 45-minute drive from Bozeman to the site of the monastery.

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, holds his 10-week-old German shepherd Pyrena on the grounds of the New Skete monastery, where he directs the dog breeding program that has provided both ...

The Church of Holy Transfiguration, built by monks in 1970, is seen through fall foliage on the campus of New Skete, a Christian Orthodox monastery renowned for dog breeding and training programs ...