AMORGOS, Greece -- For more than a millennium ... day with prayer at the Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery, built high into a cliffside on the island of Amorgos. The tall, whitewashed complex ...

For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and ...

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 ...

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos pets a cat as he leaves the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, seen in the ...

AMORGOS, Greece (AP ... start their day with prayer at the Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery, built high into a cliffside on the island of Amorgos. The tall, whitewashed complex is a speck ...

AMORGOS, Greece (AP ... worked and welcomed the faithful in a millennium-old monastery carved into a seaside cliff on the Greek island of Amorgos. Starting well before dawn in a tiny, dark ...

looks out from the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Sunday, March 30, 2025. Credit: AP/Petros Giannakouris When Father Spyridon spent his longest period ...

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) ...