This page sets out the terms under which we make our content available. By using the site, you accept these terms.

Content

All articles on this site — on monasteries, saints, traditions, history, and treasures of Mount Athos — have been written for this site by its editors. They are our original work.

You may:

  • Read the articles freely on the site;
  • Quote short excerpts (up to 300 words) with a link to the specific page;
  • Print pages for personal use — for example, to read offline before a pilgrimage.

You may not without written permission:

  • Reprint our articles on other websites in full or in large blocks;
  • Include them in books, anthologies, applications, audio recordings, or video productions;
  • Use our texts to train language models or other artificial intelligence systems.

For uses beyond the personal, write to us via the contact page. We try to be helpful, especially with charitable and educational projects.

Accuracy

We follow the consensus of modern academic scholarship for dates and names. For events before the fifteenth century, sources frequently disagree; we follow the majority view of contemporary scholarly research.

We give names of saints and monasteries in their most common English transliteration. The original Greek (or Serbian, Russian, Georgian) form is given in brackets at first mention.

Our biographies and explanations reflect the editorial view and are not the official position of any local Orthodox Church.

Some articles include links to outside resources (official monastery websites, academic databases, museum collections). We are not responsible for the content of those sites; they can change without our knowledge.

Limitation of liability

The site is provided “as is.” We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability, freedom from technical errors, or suitability of the material for your particular pilgrimage, academic, or practical purposes.

Pilgrimage

Nothing on this site replaces verification of pilgrimage conditions with the official Holy Epistasia of Mount Athos or through a recognized pilgrim agency. The diamonitirion (entry permit) is issued only through official channels; no website has authority to guarantee or substitute its issuance.

Changes

These terms may change. The current version applies from the date below.

Last updated: 20 May 2026.