Tensions have escalated at Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, where Archbishop Damianos faced a confrontation with dissenting monks upon his arrival on August 26. Accusing them of attempting to seize control, the Archbishop, supported by loyal monks and Bedouins, expelled the rebels, declaring that the monastery has “returned to legality and normalcy.” The ongoing dispute, rooted in a vote by 15 monks to remove Damianos, has prompted intervention from the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, with a delegation set to address the crisis.
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A violent incident at Mount Athos has reignited tensions between the Esfigmenos Monastery and individuals occupying part of its premises. A monk was injured in an alleged attack, prompting the monastery to accuse the Greek government of neglecting its duty to uphold law and order on the sacred peninsula.
