Texarkana Gazette

Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world. No women allowed

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece -- The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose a ...
The Middletown Press

AP PHOTOS: Orthodox monks carry on a tradition of monastic life at a cliffside Greek monastery

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The Monastery of Simonos Petra clings almost impossibly to a sheer cliff above the Aegean Sea in northern Greece. Also known as Simonopetra or Simon’s Rock, the Christian ...
WPRI 12

Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An Orthodox Christian monk was hospitalized following a violent confrontation at a monastic sanctuary in northern Greece, authorities said Friday. The incident is tied to a ...
Courthouse News Service

Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute

Monks carry baskets of supplies to the Simonopetra, or Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community of Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, on the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern ...