The site is home to 20 stauropegial Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Over 2,000 monks from Greece and other countries live here, isolated from the rest of the world in the oldest surviving monastic community dating back more than 1,000 years.
The monks
The site is home to 20 stauropegial Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Over 2,000 monks from Greece and other countries live here, isolated from the rest of the world in the oldest surviving monastic community dating back more than 1,000 years.
