25 July 2024, The Tablet

Monastic magic

by Graham Speake

On pilgrimage: 3

Monastic magic

Greek Orthodox monks at the Easter procession on Athos.
photo: Alamy/Agencja Fotograficzna Caro

 
In the third of our summer series, a pilgrim who has been visiting Mount Athos for 38 years explains why it is, spiritually, the highest place on earth
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