Agiou Pavlou monastery

Agiou Pavlou monastery

The Holy Monastery of Agios Pavlos celebrates the Feast of the Assumption of Christ on February 2. According to tradition, the monastery was founded by Saint Paul Xiropotamitis, founder of Xeropotamou in the late 10  century. Originally founded as the Cell Xeropotamou...
Mount Athos

Mount Athos

Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in northeastern Greece and an important center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism. v. It is governed as an autonomous polity within the Hellenic Republic. Mount Athos is home to 20 monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of...
Hiking Mt Athos

Hiking Mt Athos

Hiking Mt Athos. The natural beauty and spiritual ambiance of Mount Athos provide the perfect opportunity for those pilgrims seeking to combine their tour of monastic life with hiking. With our thorough knowledge of the many hiking paths throughout Athos, we will...
The ressurection of Christ

The ressurection of Christ

The Resurrection of Christ is the most significant event to take place in History. It is the event that differentiates Christianity from every other religion. Other religions have mortal leaders, whereas the Head of the Church is the Resurrected Christ. “Resurrection...
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos

Saint Paisios of Mount Athos

Perhaps the greatest trial of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos happened when he was still a child The Saint once said, “From the age of eleven, I read the lives of the Saints. Fasted and kept vigil older brother would take the books and hide them, but that didn’t stop me....
Why do we need to pray to God

Why do we need to pray to God

We need to understand that the first thing we need is the healing of the distortion of our will .and, connected to this, the healing of our loneliness.  will is distorted because it continually tries to seek perfection outside of God. In fact, this is the fall of...