Most of the inhabitants of the monasteries of the Holy Mountain and the overwhelming majority of the inhabitants of the cells do not want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Information about how many monks and in which monasteries were vaccinated, published website ΕΘΝΕΓΕΡΣΙΣ (National Uprising – Greek), sponsored by the Athonite monks and their […]
In one of the majestic monasteries of Mount Athos, Father Makarios reads the Gospel during the Divine Liturgy while awaiting coronavirus vaccination. He says he knows how to distinguish religion from science: “I had different thoughts about whether a vaccine was needed,” he told Reuters. “Of course, we have faith in God, and God protects […]
Holy Mount Athos is “boiling” from the coronavirus, half of the monks have a certificate of illness. At the same time, only 25% are vaccinated. A dire situation unfolds on Mount Athos, where many cases of covid have been identified. The first complaints came earlier and related to an incredible practice, a trick of how […]
The prosecutor’s office in northern Greece opened criminal cases against the family of anti-axers, as well as against the Athonite monks from the Esfigmen monastery, who oppose vaccination. Authorities stepped in after a father of six told media that he would not allow his children to go to school due to mandatory Covid tests and […]
Panagia Kakaviotissa is perhaps the only church in the world without a roof. It is located on the beautiful island of Lemnos in the Aegean Sea and was built by the Athonite monks for the icon of the Virgin Mary “The Eternal Rose”. Panagia and Kakaviotissa, as the church was named after Mount Kakavo on […]