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May 16, 2012, ekathimerini.
Mount Athos monks angry about taxation.
- May 10, 2012, Mallory on Travel All Monks are not Equal - Mount Athos, Greece.
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The report features Mylopotamos and Father Epiphanios, author of the best selling book, The Cuisine of the Holy Mountain Athos.
(See our Books page for 2010)
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May 7, 2012, Arab Orthodoxy (blogspot; source: Saidna News, in Arabic)
Met. Ephrem Visits Mount Athos.
- May 6, 2012, Moscow, Milena Faustova, RUVR (The Voice of Russia Radio) Old icon returns to Moscow convent.
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This icon "was made for the Russian Tsar Alexey Romanov at the Iver monastery on Mount Athos in Greece in 1648."
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April 24, 2012, Mystagogy. The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos
Mount Athos To Welcome Leader of the Anglican Church.
- April 16, 2012, Mystagogy. The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos Pascha On Mount Athos with Yannis Tsarouchis.
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Yannis Tsarouchis (1910-1989) was a famous painter in modern Greece who
acquired a deep love for Orthodoxy and the arts the Church has produced
through his mentor Photios Kontoglou. (photos and links; some text in Greek)
- April 9, 2012, Mystagogy. The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos Passion Week On Mount Athos.
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Video viewable in your browser (in Greek).
This news report was done by George Theoharis from the Greek Mega channel.
It shows how monks and ascetics of Mt. Athos celebrate Holy Week.
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Athens, April 7, 2012, The Economist (Greece and Russia; "from the print edition").
An orthodox friendship Russian tourists are pouring into Greece. Investors may follow.
- April 3, 2012, Stella Tsolakidou, The Greek Reporter Contemporary Byzantine Icons Exhibition to be Presented in Trieste
- The exhibition will feature 80 contemporary artworks created by Mount Athos monks.... All artworks are painted by the most prominent artists of iconography at the Nea Skiti monastery, which belongs to the St. Paul's Monastery. More information in the article.
- March 13, 2012, Athos Weblog. Pictures and stories about the Holy Mountain Book: Mount Athos – Macedonia's Holy Land by Stathis Haritopoulos
- In addition to this publication for a book of interest to FoMA's readership, the Weblog itself will be of interest for its extensive photographic and story entries, and convenient topical index, including the Athonite monasteries as topics.
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March 15, 2012, Mystagogy. The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos
Vladimir Putin To Visit Mount Athos This Easter
- March 12, 2012, EMG.RS (source: Tanjug) Serbian monasteries in Kosmet among 5 Mediterranean holies
- The Serbian monasteries in Kosovo-Metohija were listed among the five most important holy sites of the Mediterranean along with Jerusalem, Mt. Athos, Mecca and Vatican, reads Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti on Friday.
- February 15, 2012, USA Today Magnitude-5.1 quake rattles Greece
- Report of an earthquake situated off the coast of Mt. Athos
- February 14, 2012, Ingka Athanasiadou, GreekReporter Searching for Women on Mt. Athos: Insights from the Archives of the Holy Mountain
- Report of a lecture presented at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, by Alice-Mary Talbot, Director of Byzantine Studies Emerita, Dumbarton Oaks, and reprinted from the ASCSA website ( http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/news/eventDetails/searching-for-women-on-Athosinsights-from-the-archives-of-the-holy-mountain/)
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February 8, 2012, Fani Toli, GreekReporter
Mt. Athos Promoted as Major Tourism Destination in Brussels
- January 25, 2012, Mystagogy. The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos Professor Stylianos Papadopoulos Buried At Mount Athos
- January 23, 2012, Fani Toli, GreekReporter Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow Warmly Welcomes Christian Icon from Mount Athos
- January 19, 2012, Jeffrey Siger, Poisoned Pen Press There is a God
- January 25, 2012, Mystagogy. The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos Professor Stylianos Papadopoulos Buried At Mount Athos
- An independant perspective on the Vatopedi land swap affair from the author of the Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis novels.
His third novel, Prey on Patmos (Poisoned Pen Press, 2011), posited a Russian involvement in these affairs before the recent reportage documented it.
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January 15, 2012, Mystagogy. The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos
The Lepers of Mount Athos (1891)
- January 14, 2012, Mystagogy. The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos Former Journalist Now An Ascetic On Mount Athos
- Moscow, January 6, 2012, Pravoslavie.ru St. Andrew-the-First-Called Foundation announced a Christmas campaign in support of Igumen Ephraim (in Russian)
View English translation
- January 14, 2012, Mystagogy. The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos Former Journalist Now An Ascetic On Mount Athos