Monk in Athos Monastery
ATHOS - MONASTERY REPUBLIC. The lowering of the standard of recruits may have had a lot to do with the deterioration of its spiritual atmosphere. Many go to Athos fairly late in life; it is the desire to end their days in some quiet spot, rather than theagrestic urge, that sends them there. This monk joined the Athos community after spending a number of unsuccessful years in the United States. Having travelled on the Queen Mary on his home-occupied on that trip - a wistful reminder of the beloved world into which he could not fit
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