Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, exits the chapel at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Thursday, March 27, 2025. Credit: AP/Petros Giannakouris ...

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, exits the chapel at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Thursday, March 27, 2025. Credit: AP/Petros Giannakouris ...

Father Spyridon is in his 70s. The article’s text, by Giovanna Dell’Orto, and photographs by Petros Giannakouris, provide a moving testament to the Father Spyridon’s joy and lifelong ...

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, kisses the hand of the son of his nephew Nikitas Vasalos as father Kostas looks on, in Lagada village, Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday ...

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, kisses the hand of the son of his nephew Nikitas Vasalos as father Kostas looks on, in Lagada village, Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday ...

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, exits the chapel at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Thursday, March 27, 2025.

The monastery has stood there for more than 1,000 years, but today, Father Spyridon, another monk and a 35-year-old assistant are the only ones left. Father Spyridon is in his 70s.

For over 50 years, Father Spyridon has been the heart of a cliffside monastery on Amorgos, Greece—sustaining faith, tradition, and community even as the island adapts to modern change.

Father Spyridon is in his 70s. The article’s text, by Giovanna Dell’Orto, and photographs by Petros Giannakouris, provide a moving testament to the Father Spyridon’s joy and lifelong ...

Father Spyridon is in his 70s. The article’s text, by Giovanna Dell’Orto, and photographs by Petros Giannakouris, provide a moving testament to the Father Spyridon’s joy and lifelong ...

Father Spyridon is in his 70s. The article’s text, by Giovanna Dell’Orto, and photographs by Petros Giannakouris, provide a moving testament to the Father Spyridon’s joy and lifelong ...