Father Spyridon has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a monastery carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea ...

Meet the monk who lives in the cliffs on a Greek holiday island - For more than 50 years, Father Spyridon has welcomed the ...

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

Father Spyridon has been the soul of Amorgos' cliffside Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery—welcoming pilgrims, caring for locals, ...

Amorgos, the easternmost Greek island of Cyclades, is boasting marvelous beaches with azure waters and ideal spots for diving ...

For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at ...

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, looks out from the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Sunday, March 30, 2025. Credit: AP/Petros ...

Panagia Hozoviotissa, whose image is on the cover ... of worship in Europe that’s also a tourist attraction. But Amorgos’ monastery serves another function too — a crucial reference point ...

AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at the Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery ...