A fire broke out on Friday afternoon near the Agios Nikolaos monastery in Orounda, burning about one decare (1,000 square metres) of dry grass and wild vegetation. The blaze also caused extensive ...

The Agios Nikolaos Monastery refers to several monasteries dedicated to Saint Nicholas across Greece, but one of the most notable is the Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas Monastery in Meteora, central Greece.

The Rousanou Monastery was founded in the 14th century and is one of six still in use in the Meteora region. ... Fotios has been at Agios Nikolaos for six years, and has spent 11 as a monk.

A cheer went up from the crowd when Nikolaos, 40, the third of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie's five children, arrived at the whitewashed monastery of Ayios Nikolaos, accompanied by his mother.