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Transportation to Holy Mount Athos: Boats & Ferries from Ouranoupoli and Ierissos

Transportation to Holy Mount Athos: Boats & Fe...

Below you will find a summary of the itineraries of the ships to Mount Athos, as well as the contact numbers for booking a seat. All routes are subject...
Bus schedule from Thessaloniki to Mount Athos

Bus schedule from Thessaloniki to Mount Athos

Below you will find a summary of KTEL bus schedule to Ouranoupoli, Chalkidiki. For more information visit the official website of KTEL Chalkidiki.
Useful telephone numbers of Mount Athos - Phone Catalog of Monasteries and Services

Useful telephone numbers of Mount Athos - Phon...

Telephone directory of the services and the Holy Monasteries of Mount Athos.
How Can I Visit Mount Athos - The Process for Issuing a Residence Permit "Diamonitirio" from the Pilgrims Office

How Can I Visit Mount Athos - The Process for...

All the necessary steps and the procedure you need to follow to visit the monasteries of Mount Athos for the first time.

ORTHODOX PRAYERS

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Eldress Galaktia of Crete: Prayer to our Lord

Eldress Galaktia of Crete: Prayer to our Lord

«Lord, grant me only humility and silence. I ask nothing else from You. Humility births love for all Your creations. I know that I am the greatest sinne...
Short and Effective Prayers for the Morning and Evening

Short and Effective Prayers for the Morning an...

Short but powerful prayers to the Mother of God Virgin Mary, our Lord Jesus Christ and the Angels, which have real value only if they are said with repe...
Powerful and Short Prayers to Say Every Day

Powerful and Short Prayers to Say Every Day

In the Christian life believers need to communicate with God through prayer. All the prayers must be said with deep faith and reverence.  Here are five...
Prayers for the Departed - What dates are All Souls Day?

Prayers for the Departed - What dates are All...

O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who hast trampled down death and overthrown the Devil, and given life to Thy world, do Thou, the same Lord, give rest...
The Prayer of Saint Philaret for Beekeeping and Honeybees

The Prayer of Saint Philaret for Beekeeping an...

As you have blessed and multiplied the bees of your righteous Saint Philaret, bless also these bees of your servant (name) and multiply and strengthen t...
Prayer of St. John Crysostom

Prayer of St. John Crysostom

I believe, O Lord, and I confess that thou art truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, who didst come into the world to save sinners, of whom I am...
Prayer of Saint Nektarios: A Prayer To Virgin Mary

Prayer of Saint Nektarios: A Prayer To Virgin...

Take away from me, O Virgin, the fetters of sin,of my lusts and other transgressions:the terrible carelessness and the overcaring,the evil curiosity and...
The Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner

The Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of Go...

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner   Those who have read The way of a Pilgrim are familiar with the expression \'The J...
Prayer for Peace

Prayer for Peace

Almighty God and Creator, You are the Father of all people on the earth. Guide, I pray, all the nations and their leaders in the ways of justice and pea...
Hail Mother of God, The Angelic Salutation

Hail Mother of God, The Angelic Salutation

Theotokos Virgin, rejoice, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with You. Blessed are You among women, and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have bo...
Thank you - Prayer of Saint Simeon the New Theologian

Thank you - Prayer of Saint Simeon the New The...

I give You thanks, to me You are a light that knows no evening, a sun that never sets. You cannot remain hidden, for You fill all things with your glory...
Prayer for Gratidude - Saint Siluanos the Athonite

Prayer for Gratidude - Saint Siluanos the Atho...

Philanthropic Lord, you did not forget your sinful servant, but full of mercy you saw me from your glory and appeared to me in an incomprehensible way!...

MONASTIC RECIPES

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Marinated Fish (Savoro)

Marinated Fish (Savoro)

Fry the fish as usual. Put the dry fish in a deep big plate. In a clean pan, pour the flour and mix it until it is browned.  Add the vinegar, the w...
Sea Bass in Οven

Sea Bass in Οven

Clean and unscale the bass fish. Put the fish in a pan, quarter the potatoes and salt them. Put the potatoes among the fish, so that the pan is filled....
Tuna Balls (Giouvarlakia)

Tuna Balls (Giouvarlakia)

Mold the balls (giouvarlakia) and place them in greased pan. Bake in a moderate oven. When get browned remove them with a spatula and place them careful...
Baked Fish with Wild Leeks

Baked Fish with Wild Leeks

If the wild leeks are fine, leave them whole, otherwise cut in two longitudinally.Wash and spread in the pan. clean and wash the fish. Then spread ...
Meatballs with Tuna and Tarama

Meatballs with Tuna and Tarama

Soak the bread and squeeze well. Melt tuna with a fork. Mix everything and knead. Le the dough thickens slightly and then...
Mount Athos Recipe for Koliva

Mount Athos Recipe for Koliva

Authentic traditional recipe for a hut from the fathers on Mount Athos. Easy step-by-step recipe. Instructions: Boil the wheat, so that it does not beco...
Monastic Recipe for Koliva

Monastic Recipe for Koliva

Wash the wheat from the previous night and put it in cold water with a little salt in a saucepan to soak. In the morning, rinse the wheat and boil it fo...
Sour Cherry Spoon Sweet

Sour Cherry Spoon Sweet

Remove the pits from cherries with the special tool. Put them in a saucepan with the sugar and water and boil until the syrup thickens. When the sweet i...
Crabs with Tomato Sauce

Crabs with Tomato Sauce

Add the crabs in boiling water and leave for 40 minutes. In between saute in oil the onion and garlic. Pour 1 cup of the broth, where the crabs were boi...
Spaghetti with Sea Urchin Sauce

Spaghetti with Sea Urchin Sauce

Boil the pasta in salted water with a some oil. Strain and burn with butter and oil, throwing and oregano. Mix well. Saute garlic and grass oil....
Baked Apples in Oven

Baked Apples in Oven

Peel the apples and with the special tool open a hole in the middle removing their seeds. Arrange the apples in the pan cooker and add the liqueur. Mix...
Potato Salad

Potato Salad

 Boil separately the potatoes (with skins) and carrots. Then strain, peel the potatoes and cut them in to pieces. Add the onions and........  ...

MODERN ELDERS

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Saint Elder Paisios of Mount Athos

Saint Elder Paisios of Mount Athos

Saint Paisios was born in Cappadocia on July 25, 1924. His father was named Prodromus and his mother was named Eulampia. The saint had 8 siblings. On Au...
Saint Elder Porfyrios Kaysokalivitis

Saint Elder Porfyrios Kaysokalivitis

Elder Porphyrios was born on the 7th of February 1906, in the village of St. John Karystia, near Aliveri, in the province of Evia. His parents were poor...
Elder Arsenios Spileotis

Elder Arsenios Spileotis

It is not easy to describe in a few words the life and works of a great ascetic Elder Arsenios. He was born in Pontos in 1886. While still young, he was...
Saint George Karslides

Saint George Karslides

Saint George Karslides was born in Argyroupolis, Pontos in 1901. He became an orphan very young, so it was his pious grandmother, who raised the young A...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast

Elder Joseph the Hesychast

Elder Joseph the Hesychast or Spileot was born in 1898 in the village of Lefkes on the Paros Island in Greece. He had been chosen to serve God since he...
Saint Papa-Nicholas Planas

Saint Papa-Nicholas Planas

Saint Nicholas Planas was born in Naxos in 1851. His parents, captain John and Augustina, were quite well off but were also good people, with the simple...
Saint Elder Iakovos Tsalikis

Saint Elder Iakovos Tsalikis

Saint elder Iakovos Tsalikis was among the holiest Elders, who lived in Greece the past decades. His holiness is acknowledged by almost all Greeks and t...
Elder Papa Tychon of Mount Athos

Elder Papa Tychon of Mount Athos

Papa-Tychon was born in Novaya Mikhalovka, Russia, in 1884, from pious parents, Pavel and Elena. When he was seventeen, they gave him their blessing to...
Elder Sofronios of Essex

Elder Sofronios of Essex

Archimandrite Sophrony was born in 1896, to Orthodox parents in Tsarist Russia. Since he was a child, he showed a rare capacity for prayer and as a youn...
Elder Philotheos Zervakos

Elder Philotheos Zervakos

Blessed Elder Archimandrite Philotheos Zervakos of Longovarda (1884-1980) is a well-known 20th-century Greek Orthodox elder, from Paros island, and spir...
Elder Amvrosios of Mount Athos

Elder Amvrosios of Mount Athos

The Hieromonk Amvrosios was born in village Lazarata in Lefkada, of pious parents, teacher Panayoti Lazari and Louiza. His first name was Spyridon and h...
Saint Gabrielia (Gavrielia)

Saint Gabrielia (Gavrielia)

Gerontissa Gabrielia (Gavrielia) was born in Constantinople more than a hundred years ago on October 15, 1897 to Helias and Victoria Papayanni and was t...

MIRACULOUS ICONS OF THEOTOKOS

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Virgin Mary Holy Belt

Virgin Mary Holy Belt

    The Holy Belt of Theotokos is the only heirloom that is preserved from its terrestrial life and a part of it is kept in the Vatopedi...
Virgin Holy Protection (Skepe)

Virgin Holy Protection (Skepe)

At the time that Leo the Great (A.D. 457-474) was king, saint Andrew the Fool-for-Christ lived in Constantinople. A night οf vigil in the temple of Our...
Virgin Eleousa (Mercy Giving)

Virgin Eleousa (Mercy Giving)

The miraculous icon of the Virgin Eleousa was hiding at a depth of one and a half meters under the ground over centuries, and found in a miraculous way....
Virgin Zoodochos Pigi (Lifegiving Spring)

Virgin Zoodochos Pigi (Lifegiving Spring)

    About 450 AD a Byzantine soldier called Leon was in a forest, when he saw a blind man in front of him asking for some water to quench...
Theotokos Land of Non Land

Theotokos Land of Non Land

The fact of the incarnation of the Jesus Christ by the Virgin Mary and the iconography of the Virgin Mary with Jesus Christ in Her bosom, gave the name...
Theotokos Ierosolymitissa

Theotokos Ierosolymitissa

   The miraculous image of the Virgin Mary of Jerusalem is pictured in 1870 AD, in a miraculous way. At that time, there was an hagiographer n...
Virgin Kykkou of Cyprus

Virgin Kykkou of Cyprus

    One of the most pious Christian virtues of all Cypriots is the worship of the Virgin Mary, in honour of which, dedicated to the magni...
Virgin Mary of Sorrows - Seven Swords

Virgin Mary of Sorrows - Seven Swords

    The image of the Virgin Mary with the Seven Spades, four on the left and three on the right, relates to the prophecy of Saint Simeon...
Our Lady of the Vine - Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra

Our Lady of the Vine - Holy Monastery of Simon...

    The Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra maintains on the island of Lemnos, in the village of Propouli, a historical monastery dependency...
Virgin Mary of Consolation

Virgin Mary of Consolation

Virgin Mary of Consolation is the most important and famous Byzantine temple in the prefecture of Arta. It was built in the 13th century by Nicephorus t...
The Inexhaustible Cup of Life

The Inexhaustible Cup of Life

  The icon of the Virgin Mary, called the \"The Inexhaustible cup of Life\", became known to the Orthodox World only in 1878, when a miraculous eve...
Lady of Vladimir

Lady of Vladimir

The miraculous icon of Vladimir is one of Russia\'s most famous icons and its connection to the Russian people dates back to its beginnings.  &nbs...

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What Happened on Maundy Thursday: the 4 Significant Events

What Happened on Maundy Thursday: the 4 Signif...

Throughout the Holy Week, the faithful attend the unfolding of the Divine Drama in the churches. Maundy Thursday constitutes the most dramatic day of th...
What is the explanation of Holy Thursday in the Greek Orthodox Church

What is the explanation of Holy Thursday in th...

During the Great and Holy Thursday, all the christians commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples and the washing of their feet. It...
Saint George the Trophy-Bearer: The Miraculous Icon at Xenophontos Monastery on Mount Athos

Saint George the Trophy-Bearer: The Miraculous...

At the location where the miraculous icon was found, acidic healing water flows to this day. According to tradition, this is the holy water of Saint Geo...
What we eat at Great Lent: Rules and Exceptions about Fasting

What we eat at Great Lent: Rules and Exception...

The period of Great Lent dates back to the 4th century AD and constitutes the oldest fast of the Orthodox Church. During Lent, the faithful prepare them...
Eldress Galaktia of Crete: Men Should Respect Women

Eldress Galaktia of Crete: Men Should Respect...

«You should respect your wives. If you don’t feel love, they will suffer and think that they are a means for your enjoyment, and they will feel terrible...
Wise Words and Advice from Eldress Galaktia of Crete

Wise Words and Advice from Eldress Galaktia of...

Quotes and teachings for the everyday life from Gerontissa Galaktia. Her teachings are simple and practical, yet distillations of holy wisdom and grace....
The Symbolism of Objects Held by Saints in Byzantine Iconography

The Symbolism of Objects Held by Saints in Byz...

In this article you will read about the symbolism of various objects in Byzantine Iconography, such as the cross and the Church held by the Saints, the...
Confession and Humility: the Teachings of Eldress Galaktia

Confession and Humility: the Teachings of Eldr...

What Eldress Galaktia of Crete teaches us about humility and confession. Her legacy and the testimonies of people who met her are collected in the new b...
The Value of Wine in Orthodox Religion: Old & New Testament

The Value of Wine in Orthodox Religion: Old &...

As we know from the writings in the Old Testament, wine acquired distinctive symbolism. After the flood, Noah planted and managed to create his own vine...
Eldress Galaktia: Why God Gives Us Pain in our Lives

Eldress Galaktia: Why God Gives Us Pain in our...

What Eldress Galaktia teaches us about the pain in our lives. The three reasons God sends us pain, according to Gerontissa. Eldress' wise words and the...
Saint Aquila and Saint Priscilla: Symbol of Conjugal Faith and Love - the Feast of Lovers for the Orthodox Church

Saint Aquila and Saint Priscilla: Symbol of Co...

When is the feast of Saint Aquila and Saint Priscilla   Our Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of Saints Aquila and Priscilla on 13 February and they...
Eldress Galaktia of Crete: the 4 Things God Wants from Us

Eldress Galaktia of Crete: the 4 Things God Wa...

The caretakers who lived near Eldress Galaktia recorded her teachings, in order to capture her spiritual wisdom to enlighten the world. In the article y...

MAP OF MOUNT ATHOS

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Holy Monastery of the Great Lavra: the oldest Monastery and first in the hierarchy of Mount Athos

Holy Monastery of the Great Lavra: the oldest...

For ten centuries, the Holy Monastery of Great Lavra has been in the first place in the hierarchical ranking of the monasteries of Mount Athos. In addit...
Simonopetra Monastery: an architectural wonder in the monastic state of Mount Athos

Simonopetra Monastery: an architectural wonder...

One of the most imposing monasteries of Mount Athos, the Holy Great Monastery of Simonos Petra is built on the edge of a steep granite rock and balances...
Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi: the Athoniada Academy and the miraculous icons of the Virgin Mary

Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi: the Athoniad...

According to the tradition, in the 4th century AD, the Byzantine emperor Theodosius the Great (379–395 AD) laid the foundations for the reconstruction o...
Holy Monastery of Pantokrator: the history of the Monastery with Panagia Gerontissa

Holy Monastery of Pantokrator: the history of...

According to the tradition, the monastery's founder is considered to be the emperor Alexios Komnenos. However, official testimonies come to the conclusi...
Holy Monastery of Dochiari: the Monastery of Archangels and Soldiers

Holy Monastery of Dochiari: the Monastery of A...

According to tradition, the founder of the Monastery of Dochiariou is considered to be the student and co-practitioner of Saint Athanasios the Athonite,...
Holy Monastery Iviron: the history of the Monastery and the miraculous icon of Panagia Portaitissa

Holy Monastery Iviron: the history of the Mona...

The Monastery of Iviron was originally founded in the 8th century and was known as the Monastery of Clement. However, in 980, a group of Georgian monks...
Holy Monastery of Xenophon: the Monastery of Panagia Hodegetria and Saint Georgios

Holy Monastery of Xenophon: the Monastery of P...

The founder of the Monastery is Saint Xenophon, who founded the monastery in 998 AD. and served as abbot. In the Third charter or Typikon, the Holy Mona...
Holy Monastery Grigoriou: the monastery dedicated to Saint Nikolaos

Holy Monastery Grigoriou: the monastery dedica...

The Holy Monastery Grigoriou was founded in the period 1310-1314 by Saint Gregory the younger (December 7), the so-called hesychast and silent man. The...
Holy Monastery of Agios Pavlos: a brief history of the Monastery with the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Myrovlytissa

Holy Monastery of Agios Pavlos: a brief histor...

The founder of the monastery is Saint Paul of Xeropotamou, who was also the founder of the Xeropotamos monastery near Dafni, the port of Mount Athos. In...
Holy Monastery of Koutloumousi: here is kept the miraculous icon of Panagia the Formidable Protection

Holy Monastery of Koutloumousi: here is kept t...

The Holy Monastery of Koutloumousi seems to be built before 1169, as it is mentioned in an official document of that year. The founder of the Monastery...
Holy Monastery of Stavronikita: the unique icon of Saint Nikolaos Streidas in the smallest monastery of Mount Athos

Holy Monastery of Stavronikita: the unique ico...

The beginning of the history Stavronikita Monastery is lost in the 10th and 11th centuries. Historical information and testimonies about the establishme...
Holy Monastery of Hilandar: the Serbian Monastery of Mount Athos with Panagia Tricherousa and Galaktotrofousa

Holy Monastery of Hilandar: the Serbian Monast...

The name of the Monastery probably comes from the founder of the oldest monastery in the area, the hermit Grigorios Helandaris. Around 980 AD the monk G...
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