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PHOTO ESSAY: In a Greek island monastery, a monk has kept together faith and community for 50 years
For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Greece Lifelong Island Monk
Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos pets a cat as he leaves the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, seen in the ...
Photo Gallery: From Greek monastery on island cliffside, prayer lift up wonders of the night sky
AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start ...
In 50-plus years at a cliffside Greek island monastery, one monk keeps faith and community together
For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a ...
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Meet the monk who lives in the cliffs on a Greek holiday island
On the Greek island of Amorgos, nestled within a cliffside monastery seemingly untouched by time, Father Spyridon Denaxas stands as a steadfast symbol of faith and community. For more than 50 ...
The Independent10d
The monk who lives in the cliffs of a Greek tourist island
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PHOTO ESSAY: In a Greek island monastery, a monk has kept together faith and community for 50 years
For Father Spyridon, to be “shapers of light” is the essence of everyone’s vocation – and the special blessing of Amorgos’ remote monastery. “Here, it is about the soul, the spirit ...
Wyoming News7d
In 50-plus years at a cliffside Greek island monastery, one monk keeps faith and community together
AMORGOS, Greece — For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that’s little changed since its ...