The Greek historian Sphrantzes records that ... meetings between two sides in the neutral ground of the holy mountain of Athos. It was Mara who persuaded Mehmed to seek a rapprochement with ...

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A young transgender man is suing an Orthodox monk from Greece's monastic community of Mount Athos (Agion Oros).

The monks’ republic situated on the peninsula of Mount Athos in the north-western region of Greece was ... country of the monastic order. I have consecrated it to be henceforth my dwelling: this is ...

The government of Greece declared a state of emergency Thursday after a series of earthquakes near Santorini have prompted people to flee the popular tourist destination. The Climate Crisis and ...

Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis on Thursday said Greece's "entire state mechanism has been mobilised" to prepare for "any eventuality". Over 11,000 residents and seasonal workers have left ...

Home to a small community of less than 30 Trappist monks, the Monastery of the Holy Spirit was established back in 1944 when a group of monks left an abbey in Kentucky with the goal of founding a ...

The government of Greece declared a state of emergency Thursday after a series of earthquakes near Santorini have prompted people to flee the popular tourist destination. The Climate Crisis and Civil ...

Greece's authorities have declared a state of emergency on Santorini after a series of earthquakes shook the popular tourist destination. More than 10,000 residents and workers fled the island ...