With the intention of preserving Byzantine spiritual wisdom, Greek monk Nicodemus devoted his life to writing the massive tome Philokalia.

Digenes Akritas is an epic poem from the Byzantine Empire. It follows the exploits of the titular hero in the Byzantine ...

The King has sought support from a Greek Orthodox monk in the wake of his cancer diagnosis. The monarch is said to have turned to Archimandrite Ephraim for spiritual advice after the health scare ...

Sinai and talks about the monks’ manuscript preservation efforts: Just as they have done for 17 centuries, the Greek Orthodox monks of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai desert and ...

This transpired after her miracle-working relics were brought to Rouen by monks in the 11 th century. As magnet to pilgrims from every corner of the globe, the Greek Orthodox monastery embodies a past ...

“The history and the spirituality of the Italo-Greek monks in Byzantine [1] Southern Italy and Sicily is the account of a people faithful to their Orthodox Faith and their Byzantine culture in ...

Christian monks (derived from the Greek root monos ... where shipments from the outside world and newly arrived Eastern Orthodox pilgrims are deposited. (Visitors must apply for a special permit ...

Pope Francis offered that reminder on Thursday as he met with a delegation of Orthodox clergy taking part in a study visit to ...