War and insecurity drive surge in visitor numbers to Mount Athos
By Sotiris LETSIOS* The recent increase in visitors to the monasteries of Mount Athos is impressive. This increase in visits ...
Monday, June 15, 2026
Tag: Civil Administrator of Mount Athos
Civil Administrator of Mount Athos invites Donald Trump to visit the Holy Mountain
The Civil Administrator of Mount Athos, Alkiviadis Stefanis, has extended an official invitation to U.S. President Donald Trump to visit ...
New administration at Mount Athos – Great Lavra Monastery takes the helm
“With order and Athonite solemnity,” as the monks describe it, the change of the Holy Administration of Mount Athos took ...
Vandalism on Mount Athos: Offensive slogans target new Civil Administrator
Unknown individuals have defaced a wall along the main road connecting the port of Dafni with the capital of Mount ...
Alkiviadis Stefanis: Let us keep Mount Athos above political games
The new Civil Administrator of Mount Athos, Alkiviadis Stefanis, a retired general of the Greek Armed Forces, recently spoke about ...
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Consecration of the Church in Boussoit and οrdination of a deacon
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The Ecumenical Patriarchate condemns the attack on Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
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Metropolitan Pantaleimon of Ptolemais has been placed on indefinite suspension
The Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa has placed Metropolitan Panteleimon of Ptolemais on indefinite suspension. According to the...
French FM on Lavra: For us, this would be equivalent to bombing Notre-Dame
European leaders strongly condemned the Russian strike on the historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of the most revered sites...
