We just learned about the Bruno of Cologne and the Chartreuse Monastery.
Another place where monks live is Mount Athos in Greece, known as the Holy Mountain.
For hundreds of years monks have lived in monasteries on this mountain, through all the wars and changes in the world, and today there are still 20 different monasteries there.
(from: wikipedia - stavronikita)
(from: wikipedia - osiou gregoriou monastery)
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