AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a millennium-old monastery carved ...

Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from ...

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 ...

On the Greek island of Amorgos, nestled within a cliffside monastery seemingly untouched by time, Father Spyridon Denaxas stands as a steadfast symbol of faith and community. For more than 50 years he ...

Serenity has a home on Amorgos Island in Cyclades, Greece. Since antiquity, this secret paradise island has intrigued internationally curious travelers, traders and pilgrims. Tradition says the ...

Decades after her first visit, Sister Irini returned to Amorgos to live in an old monastery she restored herself. Sister Irini walks on the roof of her home, the Agios Georgios Valsamitis monastery ...

17:00, Mon, Aug 5, 2024 Updated: 17:11, Mon, Aug 5, 2024 If you are looking for some peace away on holiday this summer, Greece may not be the most obvious choice. However, surprisingly, the nation ...