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 ...

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.

Saint Catherine, EGYPT – At the foot of Mount Sinai, the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine stands as one of Christianity’s oldest active places of worship.

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, center, talks with islanders March 25 after the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece.

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 ...