 | | 06/10/2014 09:15
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I ❤ Greece Part 3
On our last day in Greece, we booked a boat trip around the Mount Athos a.k.a. "the Holy Mountain", which is home to 20 stavropegial Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the patriarch of Constantinople. There is a prohibition on entry for women, called avaton (Άβατον) in Greek, to make living in celibacy easier for those who have chosen to do so. Since I'm from Bulgaria, it was an interesting fact that in the 14th century, Serbian Emperor Dušan the Mighty brought his wife, Helena of Bulgaria , to Mount Athos to protect her from the plague, but she...
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