After arriving at Gregoriou Monastery, I follow the path and "climb" to Simounopetra at an altitude of 300 meters from the sea level. The Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras or the new Bethlehem is the emblematic and more impressive of the monasteries of Mount Athos, its image adorns stamps, engravings, prints. I climbed to the highest point, the balcony with the impressive view. It is the only monastery on Mount Athos that is dedicated to a woman Saint, the Maria Magdalena a student of Christ, and the monk keeps her unbroken hand that has the temperature of the human body and performs many miracles.
7 сен 2024