News

Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world — as long as they’re men
The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.
Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world. No women allowed
Clinging almost impossibly to a sheer cliff in northern Greece, the Monastery of Simonos Petra, also known as Simonopetra — ...
AP PHOTOS: Orthodox monks carry on a tradition of monastic life at a cliffside Greek monastery
The Monastery of Simonos Petra clings almost impossibly to a sheer cliff above the Aegean Sea in northern Greece.
WRAL1d
On Greece's Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy
The Monastery of Simonos Petra ... Founded in the 13th century by Saint Simon the Myrrh-bearer, the seven-story Simonos Petra is considered an audacious marvel of Byzantine architecture.
Religion News Service2d
Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world. No women allowed
The Monastery of Simonos Petra ... Founded in the 13th century by Saint Simon the Myrrh-bearer, the seven-story Simonos Petra is considered an audacious marvel of Byzantine architecture.
Seattle Times2d
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 ...
WTOP News2d
On Greece’s Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy
The Monastery of Simonos Petra ... Founded in the 13th century by Saint Simon the Myrrh-bearer, the seven-story Simonos Petra is considered an audacious marvel of Byzantine architecture.