Esphigmenou Monastery : Ιέρα Μονή Εσφιγμένου, Karies 630 86, Greece

The Esphigmenou Monastery accommodates approximately one hundred monks, known as the Zealots, who regard themselves as the true Orthodox Christians. The canonical Orthodox Churches, however, classify them as schismatics. …

Orthodoxy or death - this is the motto of the monks from the Esfingmen monastery, which is located on the very walls. Because they do not recognize the Patriarch of Constantinople, who strayed into ecumenism with the apostate Roman Catholic …

Monks were really welcoming and full of love. Monastery shop one of best and cheapest in Athos.