US EditionOn Greece’s Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy
- Simonopetra, a medieval Orthodox monastery established in the 13th century on Mount Athos in northern Greece, is home to monks representing 14 different countries.
- Mount Athos is an autonomous all-male monastic peninsula with a more than 1,000-year-old tradition that forbids women but welcomes male visitors and monks of diverse national backgrounds.
- Life at Simonos Petra begins before dawn with prayer services followed by tasks like farming, carpentry, cooking, and ecclesiastical duties sustained by solar electricity and extensive cultivation.
- Abbot Archimandrite Eliseos emphasized that the spiritual essence of the Holy Mountain is inclusive and universal, reflecting a Byzantine tradition where diverse communities coexist unified by their shared faith.
- The monastery embraces converts and foreigners, fostering a brotherhood where members like Father Serafeim feel equal and supported in their spiritual quests, symbolizing resilience and global Orthodoxy.
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Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world — as long as they're men
The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.
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On Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy
The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose a diverse Christian Orthodox community.
·Athens, Greece
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