Not far from Karyes, the capital of Mount Athos, there lived a hieromonk with his disciple in 982 AD. One night an old man visited the disciple where,..
Not far from Karyes, the capital of Mount Athos, there lived a hieromonk with his disciple in 982 AD. One night an old man visited the disciple where,..
The icon of the Vine presents Christ as a tree trunk and around him are the Twelve Apostles. Six on one side and six on the other, as branches of the ..
The icon of the Vine presents Christ as a tree trunk and around him are the Twelve Apostles. Six on one side and six on the other, as branches of the ..
The Virgin Mary's orchard is Mount Athos in which the Virgin Mary is the precept of the exodus and the specific image as Mount Athos is a place where ..
She received the name "Panagia Yatrissa" because of the miracles she performed. Panagia Yatrissa is also the name of the monastery located in Taygetos..
The Mother of Christ as the Life-Giving Spring is an epithet of the Virgin Mary. It began to be used with the revelation of a holy spring in Balukli, ..
Within walking distance of Karyes, the capital of Mount Athos, a priest lived with his disciple in 982 AD. One evening an old man visited the student ..
The image of the Virgin Mary with the Seven Swords, four on the left and three on the right, is related to the prophecy of Saint Simeon of Theo, recor..
The image of Glycophyousa was rescued from the iconoclasm and miraculously transferred to Athos. It was the property of Victoria, the prious wife of i..
The name of the Virgin Mary comes from the hymn of the Supper "Aspile, Aminte, Achrante..." composed by the monk Paul of the monastery of Benefactor. ..
The miraculous Holy Icon of the Virgin Mary of Jerusalem dates back to the 19th century and more specifically to 1870. All the testimonies agree that ..
St. George was a Roman military man. He was sentenced to death for not renouncing his Christian faith. Later, he was holyly enlisted as a Christian ma..
The image depicts the Virgin Mary holding Christ on her left side. In this image, the nickname Mary Curer was attributed to the Virgin Mary because of..
Saint Nicholas was from Asia Minor and was saint of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church. He is considered the patron saint of the Sailors, ..
The image depicts the Virgin Mary holding Christ on her left side. In this image, the nickname Mary Curer was attributed to the Virgin Mary because of..