The monks

@orthomonk on Instagram: ““A certain monk asked one of the elders, "Why are my thoughts always inclined to defilement, so that they give me no rest even for an hour,…”

The Coptic Church is the West's last link to an early form of Christianity, and to a tradition of eremitical life that has all but disappeared from the modern world. Copts remind us of what Egypt means as a repository of all that the West holds dear in terms of thought, culture and civilization.

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Spirituality, contemplation, pristine natural landscapes and exceptional food all come together in a unique hospitality experience on Mt Athos.

Monks at the only inhabited medieval monastery in Britain still used for its original purpose have been preparing for one of the holiest days of the

Monks at the only inhabited medieval monastery in Britain still used for its original purpose have been preparing for one of the holiest days of the

Mount Athos, located on a Greek peninsula in the Aegean Sea, is home to one of the oldest surviving monastic community on Earth. The mountai...

Prayer, reparation, and praising God are the focus of a new Benedictine priory in Ireland, which focuses especially on reparation for the sins of priests.

Alfred van Muyden 1818-1898 Zwitserland