Mt. Athos

Athonite Elder Iulian of Prodromos reposes in the Lord at 97

Hieromonk Iulian (Lazăr), one of the most beloved fathers of the Romanian Prodromou Skete on Mt. Athos reposed in the Lord today, March 10, the skete reports. Father Iulian, who hailed from Botoșani in northeastern Romania and spent 46 years on the Holy Mountain, was 97 years old. Many Romanian monks and others, as well as…

Mar 10, 2023Iustin Gheorghe

Relics of Elder Joseph of Vatopedi exhumed on Mt. Athos (VIDEO)

The holy remains of one of the great Athonite elders of the 20th and 21st centuries were exhumed on Wednesday October 20 at Vatopedi Monastery on the Holy Mountain. Elder Joseph of Vatopedi spent 13 years as a disciple of the great St. Joseph the Hesychast. He remained at New Skete after the repose of…

Oct 22, 2021Sorin Ioniţe

Mt. Athos reopens to pilgrims

After several months of lockdown restrictions, Mt. Athos is finally open to pilgrims again, starting Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The decision to reopen the Holy Mountain was made by the Sacred Community—the governing body of Mt. Athos, consisting of one representative from each of the 20 ruling monasteries. The number of pilgrims allowed on the…

May 11, 2021Iulian Dumitraşcu

Jonathan Jackson: My journey to Orthodoxy began with a paschal procession in Romania

In a new interview with the Romanian Orthodox magazine Lumea Credintei, the Emmy Award-winning actor and singer Jonathan Jackson spoke about his journey to Orthodoxy and his various artistic works dedicated to the glory of God, including the new award-winning documentary dedicated to St. Joseph the Hesychast. As Jackson revealed, his journey to Orthodoxy began on a…

Jul 28, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Bulgarian cabinet allocates more than $1 million for Zographou monastery on Mt. Athos

The Bulgarian government has set aside more than $1 million for the Bulgarian Orthodox spiritual treasure, Zographou Monastery. In particular, the Cabinet of Ministers resolved to allocate $1,317,000 (2.3 million leva) towards the repair and reconstruction of the eastern wing of the Bulgarian monastery on Mt. Athos. The eastern wing, built 200 years ago, is…

Dec 30, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Ship owner, philanthropist Martinos selected as new civil governor of Mt. Athos

Well-known shipowner and philanthropist Athanasios Martinos has been selected by the Mitsotakis government as the next civil governor of the semi-autonomous Orthodox monastic community of Mt. Athos, Orthodoxia News Agency reports. The choice of Martinos was, reportedly, viewed in a positive light by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, as well…

Aug 28, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Romanian Church of St. Paisios to be consecrated on Mt. Athos

After four years of construction, a new Church of St. Paisios the Athonite is set to be consecrated on Mt. Athos at the end of this month. Construction on the church at the Annunciation Kellia of the Romanian Lacu Skete began in 2015, with the painting of the iconography beginning in 2017. The consecration will…

Jul 13, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Dochariou Monastery on Mt. Athos buries its beloved abbot Archimandrite Gregory (Video)

Archimandrite Gregory (Zumis), the abbot of Dochariou Monastery on Mt. Athos, reposed in the Lord late Monday night, OrthoChristian reported yesterday. Fr. Gregory, a fiery defender of true Orthodoxy, dedicated 65 of his 76 years on this earth to the Lord in monasticism, and spent several decades as the abbot of Dochariou, one of the 20…

Oct 24, 2018Gheorghe Anghel