Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople advised the Russian monks on Mount Athos to “sit quietly” so that they would not be expelled. He stated that during his upcoming visit to Athos on May 27-28 he was not going to persecute them: This is not the first time I visit the Holy Mountain as a pilgrim. I […]
A seismic tremor with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale occurred today at 13:48 near St. Athos. According to the Geodynamic Institute, the epicenter was 33 kilometers south/southwest of Kares, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Institute, the magnitude of the shock was 5.5 on the Richter scale. […]
It is no secret that many Athos elders, abbots and monks oppose vaccination against coronavirus. The Greek media presented some of them. According to ekklisiaonline.gr, out of the 1600 inhabitants of Mount Athos, the majority have not yet been vaccinated against covid, despite the admonitions of the elders, monks and administration. More than half of […]
A photo of an unusual natural phenomenon over Mount Athos was published on the FB page by the foundation of the Serbian monastery Khilandar. A stunning photo of clouds over Mount Athos (Greece) was posted on the page of the Foundation of the Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Hilandar on the social network. The post was […]
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 adventure of two Ukrainian pilgrims on Mount Athos ended well. Rescuers found the lost ones near the skete of the Great Lavra monastery, and they are healthy. The lost pilgrims were transferred to a Romanian monastery for first aid, as they were exhausted by the long adventure. Like us previously reported, two Ukrainian pilgrims, […]
In the area of the monastery of St. Paul on Mount Athos, two pilgrims disappeared yesterday, who came to the Holy Mountain from Ukraine with a group of compatriots. The lost Ukrainians are looking for firefighters and policemen, the newspaper “Vima Orthodoxy” writes. The incident took place on October 15th. Nine pilgrims, all from Ukraine, […]
Only 350 residents of the monasteries of Mount Athos have been vaccinated against coronavirus, Greek newspaper reports. “Romfeya”… The publication reported that the “inhabitants of Athos” say that “of the two thousand monks of the Mountain, about 1650 were not vaccinated.” “In addition, most monasteries do not discuss vaccines,” writes Romfeya, and clarifies that there […]
The Greek clergy harshly criticizes the recognition by the Greek Church of the OCU, and a necessary condition for staying in most monasteries of Athos is belonging to the UOC. Vicar of the Kiev Metropolis, Head of the Representation of the UOC to European International Organizations Bishop Victor (Kotsaba) on your page telegram stated that […]