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King turns to Greek Orthodox monk in wake of cancer diagnosis

The King has sought support from a Greek Orthodox monk in the wake of his cancer diagnosis. The monarch is said to have turned to Archimandrite Ephraim for spiritual advice after the health scare, ...
The Columbian

Monk keeps faith at Greek cliffside monastery

AMORGOS, Greece — For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that’s little changed since its founding more ...
Washington Examiner

Dissident Greek monks complain of persecution

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The abbot of a Mount Athos monastery said Sunday its more than 120 Greek monks face food and medicine shortages because of the stance of the Orthodox Church, which ...
Yahoo

AP PHOTOS: Orthodox monks carry on a tradition of monastic life at a cliffside Greek monastery

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 Christian ...
WKRG

Greek Orthodox Monk builds, installs mosaic above Gulf Shores chapel

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — It’s been said that a picture is worth 1,000 words, but to a local Greek Orthodox community, a newly installed mosaic means much more. Father Athanasios, born Demetrios ...
Southeast Missourian

In 50-plus years at a cliffside Greek island monastery, one monk keeps faith and community together

AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that’s little changed since its founding ...
The Christian Century

Police, monks gear up for another battle on Mount Athos

Monks are preparing for a major raid on Mount Athos, the Greek mountain considered a sacred site for Eastern Orthodox Christians, after Greek police sent a letter on July 16 asking for increased ...
WFTV

Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute

THESSALONIKI, Greece — (AP) — An Orthodox Christian monk was hospitalized following a violent confrontation at a monastic sanctuary in northern Greece, authorities said Friday. The incident is tied to ...
Time

Monks in Egypt’s Lawless Sinai Hope to Preserve an Ancient Library

Just as they have done for 17 centuries, the Greek Orthodox monks of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai desert and the local Jabaliya Bedouins worked together to protect the monastery when the ...
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Archbishop at the center of an Orthodox Church rift resigns

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Archbishop Damianos of St. Catherine’s Monastery announced his intention to step down on Thursday (Sept. 4), the latest development in a saga surrounding the ancient Orthodox ...
WAVY-TV

Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An Orthodox ...