Sacred Reverences
19.04.2026
"VIRGIN OF OLIVE PRESS" – miraculous icon of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi
Something that particularly characterizes the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi is the existence of many miraculous icons of our Virgin Mary; they have remained...
05.03.2026
"Thus we proclaim, Christ our true God": The Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Vatopedi Orthodox Monastery
Orthodoxy Sunday was celebrated this year (Great Lent 2026) in all local Churches. According to the...
15.05.2024
The Holy Belt and holy relics of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi
The Holy Belt of the Virgin Mary is kept in the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, the only vestment of the Mother of God that remains from the...
13.09.2021
"They glorify You all, all-holy Belt, pure, all-merciful"
It was held today at the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi according to the Athonite order and in an atmosphere of mysticism, devotion and prayer,...
28.01.2021
1st Online Gathering with Russian-speaking Believers (Part C)
Watch the third part of the 1st Online Gathering with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopedi Orthodox Monastery and Russian-Speaking...
01.12.2020
The Theotokos prints at the Vatopedi Shrine
Mount Athos is known as the "Garden of the Virgin Mary". As the place par excellence that is honored, that appears,...
05.10.2020
The holy relics of the Saints are a prefiguration of the Resurrection
According to our Orthodox Tradition, Saints are those who have reached the third stage of sanctification, which is called...
30.09.2020
Speeches at the Synod of the I.M.M. Vatopedi at the feast of the Holy Belt (2020)
Speeches by Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopedi Monastery and Metropolitan Dionysios of Corinth at the Synod of the Vatopedi Monastery in...