Mount Athos and the Island of Patmos The Peninsula and "Mountain" of Athos



1). Zografos; 2). Kostamonitis; 3). Dochiarios; 4). Xenophon ; 5). Panteleimon ; 6). Xiropotamos; 7). Simon Petras ; 8). Gregorios ; 9). Dionysos; 10). Sainagios pavlos; 11). Great Lavra; 12). Karakalos; 13). Filotheos; 14). Iviron; 15). Koutloumousion; 16). Stayronikitas; 17). Pantokrator; 18). Vatopedion ; 19). Esfigmenos; 20). Hilandarion;


MOUNT

ATHOS,

 

GREECE

Colony of Orthodox monasteries and hermitages on a Greek peninsula, founded in 963. Monasteries are cenobitc or idiorhythmic

 

THE GREAT LAVRA

First monastery on Athos. Founded 963 by Athanasios the Athenite.  Cenobitic community of 317 monks (1990).

Six monks live in the skete of Elijah

Smaller sketes and hermitages exist.  Some are almost inaccessible

 

Pantokrator Monastery, Athos

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