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

Father Grigorios, a Greek monk lived 38 years, almost alone, in a medieval monastery-fortress on the small Ionian island of ...

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire has recently set up a TikTok account and the monks there have been busy answering ...

3 monks, 11 nuns and 35 boys who are learning the monastery’s teachings, the ancient Aramaic language spoken by Jesus and the Orthodox Syriac tradition. Turkey’s highest court agreed with ...

Father Epiphanios took it upon himself to restore the ancient vineyards of Mylopotamos ... Some are small-minded—and indeed, as one monk says, "monastery life can be absolutely consumed with ...

It was inhabited by monks for nearly 700 years ... with plans to turn it into a tourist attraction called the Ancient Spanish Monastery. (Time magazine called it "The Biggest Jigsaw Puzzle ...

No one in the monastery would have thought twice, for instance, when, while searching for writing material, the monk plucked out of the collection an ancient Greek text that had gone unread for a ...

Manuscript artists were the OG (original gangster) art hackers. They rocked those vibrant colors and intricate details with ...

Murals from the 12th and 16th centuries are visible in Paphos’ oldest monastery, Panayia Chrysolakournas, Steni community leader Elias Lampides said on Saturday.Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

How It Changed the World' explores the profound influence of Nalanda Mahavihara on global education and culture. Launched at ...