For more than 50 years he has devoted his life to prayer and service within the walls of Panagia Hozoviotissa, a sanctuary that has endured for over 1000 years.

Panagia Hozoviotissa, whose image is on the cover of the current Lonely Planet Greece guide, is far from the only house of worship in Europe that’s also a tourist attraction.

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025.

AMORGOS, Greece -- For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at the Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery, built high into ...

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) ...

Participants will spend six nights on the little-known island of Amorgos, where highlights include a visit to the cliff-side monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa. Advertisement ...

A few days ago, I found a breathtaking Associated Press photo essay about Father Spyridon Denaxas, an Orthodox monk who since 1971 has prayed and ministered at the gleaming white Panagia ...

For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at the Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery, built high into a cliffside on the ...

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros ...

A few days ago, I found a breathtaking Associated Press photo essay about Father Spyridon Denaxas, an Orthodox monk who since 1971 has prayed and ministered at the gleaming white Panagia ...

A few days ago, I found a breathtaking Associated Press photo essay about Father Spyridon Denaxas, an Orthodox monk who since 1971 has prayed and ministered at the gleaming white Panagia ...