Women are banned from entering the area. At the center of the ongoing conflict is Esphigmenou Monastery, whose brotherhood continues to defy court and church orders to vacate the premises.

Featuring 55 intricate medallions, the 1,600-year-old mosaic depicts hunting scenes, animals, mythological figures, and daily ...

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Monks carry baskets of supplies to the Simonopetra, or Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community of Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, on the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern ...

Jeremy Renner almost died on New Year’s Day 2023 after being crushed by a snow plow near his Nevada home. He wasn’t too happy when he was revived. During a recently posted appearance on ...

A rectangle and the word “Klosterkullen,” which translates to “monastery hill,” was drawn in an area that today is an empty field in Derome, according to a May 13 news release from the ...

Beach, please. As if the Hamptons needed any more hype. With Memorial Day Weekend right around the corner, a couple of Long Island hot spots were ranked No. 1 and No. 5 on the list of the top 10 ...

“We’re actually going to be doing something in the near future that’s going to make it possible for people to come into this country and come in and, you know, have a road toward ...

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 ...