For the hermit monks of Karoulia, the most remote area of Mount Athos, climbing dangerous rocks and prayer are a part of ...

The municipality proceeded to upgrade the lights of Meteora, home to one of the largest complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries.

Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch, was found hanged in his Sunningdale home in March 2013. Born to Ashkenazi Jewish parents, Berezovsky converted to Russian Orthodoxy in 1994. His leap of ...

Mihailo Tolotos, born in 1856, lived an extraordinary life of isolation on Mount Athos, a Greek monastery where women are ...

In the silence of the desert, Matta El Maskine (1919–2006) found God—and transformed modern Coptic monasticism. His life of ...

From walking along the ancient paths in Jerusalem to joining candlelit processions in Latin America, each of the holy places aroound the world carries its own sense of peace and devotion. These ...

It was established, brick by laborious brick, during the 14th century by scholar monk Athanasios and his followers, who departed Mount Athos ... two dozen Greek Orthodox monasteries were ...

He was taken in by Orthodox monks at Mount Athos, one of the most isolated and sacred places in the world. Here, he lived a life of extreme solitude, in accordance with the strict rules of the ...

The hilltop fortress and Byzantine monasteries are a highlight of a visit to this UNESCO site. The Holy Mountain of Mount Athos is an Orthodox spiritual centre dating back to 1054. It’s a ...