Order of nuns living in monastery hit back after GOP canvasser falsely accuses them of voter fraud. Erie County, Pennsylvania is a swing county within a swing state, making it a key community to ...

Abbot of Simonos Petra since 2000, Eliseos has been living in the monastery since 1973. Sign up for Best Bets, your go-to planner for things to do on LI.

Over the years, the Monastery of the Holy Savior has undergone restorations and expansions to preserve its role as a living ...

Father Isaiah, 50: Chinese, born in Vietnam. Isaiah has been living in Simonos Petra since 2006, arriving there from an affiliated monastery in France as part of a spiritual quest.

Converting from Catholicism to Orthodoxy on Mount Athos, Makarios is now the monastery’s librarian. He has been living in Simonos Petra for 46 years. All (men) are welcome.

Serafeim has been living in Simonos Petra since 2010. On what Mount Athos means to him: “The Holy Mountain is a place, I’d say, where you truly find spiritual peace.

Here is a look at four of Simonos Petra’s monks, and how they view Mount Athos: Archimandrite Eliseos, 74: Greek. Abbot of Simonos Petra since 2000, Eliseos has been living in the monastery ...