Greece · Monastery
Great Lavra (963): the founder died when the dome of his own church collapsed on him
Nel 963, con l'aiuto finanziario dell'amico generale Niceforo Foca — che sarebbe diventato imperatore poco dopo — sant'Atanasio…
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Greece · Monastery
Iviron (980): the icon that refused to stay in church, moving itself to the monastery gate again and again
Secondo la leggenda, una pia donna di Nicea gettò in mare un'icona della Vergine per salvarla dalla distruzione…
Greece · Monastery
Simonopetra (1257): hanging from a cliff 330 metres above the sea, after a falling worker reappeared unharmed
San Simone il Mirobliti viveva da eremita in una grotta vicina quando, secondo la tradizione, ebbe una visione…
Greece · Monastery
Vatopedi (972-985): its name comes from a shipwrecked prince found sleeping under a thorn bush
Secondo la leggenda, il figlio dell'imperatore Teodosio, Arcadio, naufragò durante una tempesta al largo della costa dove oggi…
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