Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from ...

With its arid mountains, rocky coves and "cobalt-blue" seas, Patmos is "magnificent". It is also among the most "serene" of ...

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The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery ... St John the Theologian wrote both his Gospel and the Apocalypse. A monastery dedicated to the ‘beloved disciple’ was founded there in the late 10th ...