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In a display of his profound faith and love of Orthodox Christianity, Hollywood star Jonathan Jackson offered his 2005 Emmy Award statue to the Monastery of Vatopedi in the Holy Mount Athos.

Mount Athos, also known as the Holy Mountain in Greece, is one of the most sacred spots on earth.

A rather unusual baptism, took place at the Koutloumousiou Monastery on Mount Athos, as the head of a tribe from the Ivory Coast bearing the title of king, was baptized an Orthodox Christian.