Mount Athos

The administration of the Mount Athos monastic community in northern Greece took the unprecedented decision on Thursday to prohibit admission to pilgrims and other visitors in order to safeguard its residents from the coronavirus epidemic.

The Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki is currently showing "Two Collections Meet," its first exhibition of icons, liturgical items, vestments and holy relics in many years, MBC director Agathoniki Tsilipakou tells Kathimerini.

"The Zograf Monastery is one of the brightest and most important spiritual centers of the Bulgarian people, not only because of the preserved invaluable manuscripts, icons and artifacts, but also because it has been defending the Bulgarian faith, spirituality, memory and language for more than  a thousand years." This is what President Rumen Radev said at his visit to the Bulgarian spiritual an

Athanasios Martinos has been sworn in as civil governor of Greece's monastic community of Mount Athos, with Aristos Kasmiroglou being sworn in as deputy.
The ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Athens on Wednesday was attended by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, Deputy Prime Minister Panayiotis Pikrammenos and Deputy Foreign Minister Antonis Diamataris.

Police said on Friday that a man who was arrested on June 13 for stealing votive offerings from the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos in northern Greece had also plundered other monasteries in the monastic community to the tune of at least 150,000 euros.

A Romanian national was in custody on Friday after he was arrested on Thursday night for stealing votive offerings attached to an icon of the Virgin Mary at the Iviron Monastery on Mt Athos in northern Greece.
The 56-year-old suspect was arrested in a forested area of the monastic community after a police operation.

Two prominent judicial officials were selected to top positions in the Supreme Court on Friday, following a meeting of the cabinet on Friday and despite intense criticism by the political opposition over the legitimacy of the process.

Being invisible to the subject is one of the greatest virtues of the good photographer. And thanks to this quality, Stratos Kalafatis gives his audience a glance into the world of the monastic community of Mount Athos. The exhibition, "Athos: The Colors of Faith," has already been shown at 25 venues in different parts of the world.

The Mount Athos Center presents an exhibition on the significant botanical treasures to be found on Mount Athos as a result of the peninsula's geographical position and relative isolation. The flora of Mount Athos consists of 1,453 species and subspecies, which account for approximately a quarter of all Greek flora, and of these, 34 are rare native species.

Bucharest, March 10 /Agerpres/ - The phrase "Romania - The Garden of the Mother of God" has deep roots in the tradition of Romanian Christianity and is a confession of faith and genuine love for this country, says Ana Birchall, Deputy Prime Minister for Strategic Partnerships Implementation of Romania.