But Amorgos’ monastery serves another function too — a crucial reference ... “People would go seek them out in the desert or caves for wisdom, become attached to them as spiritual guides,” said Ed ...

The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) Delhi will be holding for the ...

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 founding more ...

In line with this effort, the Ministry of Culture established a special commission to inventory and evaluate the sacred relics stored in the monastery's Near and Far Caves. The commission's ...

Fall from these structures, as monks often did during their perilous, devotion-proving construction, and you’d have many ...

But Amorgos’ monastery serves another function too ... “People would go seek them out in the desert or caves for wisdom, become attached to them as spiritual guides,” said Ed Siecienski ...