Events & Communications Coordinator
Nikolaos (Nikos) Livanos holds a B.A. degree in Medieval and Modern Greek Literature from the University of Athens, an M.A. degree in History from the University of Thessaly, Volos, and a Ph.D. in the History of Mount Athos also from the University of Thessaly. He is Events & Communications Coordinator of Project "Science and Orthodoxy around the World" (SOW) funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation Inc. He has worked on numerous research projects concerning the archives and libraries of Mount Athos and the monastery of Patmos. His main research interests focus on the study of the history of Mount Athos and Orthodox monasticism from the 10th to the 18th century, the study of sources reflecting the development of collective memory and the formation of sacred space in Byzantine and post-Byzantine Orthodox monasticism, as well as the perceptions of Nature and Science in Orthodox Christianity, particularly after the 14th century.