Greece
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…
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Romania
Snagov Monastery: Dracula’s traditional tomb, opened in 1933 and found empty of a body
Il monastero di Snagov, su un'isola nel lago omonimo a nord di Bucarest, è documentato per la prima…
Ukraine
St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery: dynamited by Soviet authorities in 1937, rebuilt stone by stone from old photographs
A Kyiv, il Monastero di San Michele dalle Cupole d'Oro fu fondato dal principe Sviatopolk II Iziaslavich, con…
Greece
Stavronikita Monastery: the smallest monastery on Mount Athos, and the last to rise from its own ruins
Sul Monte Athos, in Grecia, un monastero chiamato Stavronikita è documentato già in fonti dell'anno 1012 e 1016,…
Cyprus
Stavrovouni: the mountaintop monastery where Saint Helena left a fragment of the True Cross that moved there on its own
Secondo la tradizione, sant'Elena, madre dell'imperatore Costantino, si fermò a Cipro intorno al 327-329 d.C.
Armenia
Tatev Monastery (906): a medieval university and a swinging pillar that has never fallen in 1,100 years
All'inizio dell'XI secolo, il monastero di Tatev ospitava circa mille monaci e un gran numero di artigiani.
Moldova
The Cave Monastery of Orheiul Vechi: cells carved into limestone, reoccupied by monks only after Moldovan independence
Presso il villaggio di Butuceni, all'interno della riserva di Orheiul Vechi (Vecchia Orhei), in Moldova, un piccolo monastero…
Egypt
The Monastery of Saint Anthony: the oldest Christian monastery in the world, where the founder’s grave was hidden on purpose
Nel deserto orientale d'Egitto, non lontano dal Mar Rosso, sorge il monastero di Sant'Antonio, fondato intorno al 356…
Egypt
The Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite: built around the cave of the first Christian hermit, where a raven and two lions play the leading roles
Nel deserto orientale d'Egitto, non lontano dal Mar Rosso, il monastero di San Paolo l'Anacoreta sorge attorno alla…
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