Mount Athos, a verdant peninsula in northern Greece, has been a center of Christian Orthodox monasticism for more than 1,000 ...

Clinging almost impossibly to a sheer cliff in northern Greece, the Monastery of Simonos Petra, also known as Simonopetra — ...

Abbot of Simonos Petra since 2000, Eliseos has been living in the monastery since 1973. On Mount Athos: “Truly Mount Athos spiritually has no borders. It is a place, a center of Christian ...

born in Vietnam Isaiah has been living in Simonos Petra since 2006, arriving there from an affiliated monastery in France as part of a spiritual quest. On what brought him to Mount Athos ...

But it is in one monastery — Simonos Petra — that the greatest range of nationalities reside. On Mount Athos: “Truly Mount Athos spiritually has no borders. It is a place, a center of ...

Here is a look at four of Simonos Petra's monks, and how they view Mount Athos: Abbot of Simonos Petra since 2000, Eliseos has been living in the monastery since 1973. Advertisement Article ...

Here is a look at four of Simonos Petra's monks, and how they view Mount Athos: Archimandrite Eliseos, 74: Greek Abbot of Simonos Petra since 2000, Eliseos has been living in the monastery since 1973.