Monastery Agios Pandeleimonos, Athos
The monks are Greek and Russian, which outnumber the first after 1497. In the 18th c. the monastery is again in greek hands, only to…
- Holy Mount Athos, Greece
Monasteries
Monastery Dochiariou, Athos
It is one of the most elegant and beautiful monasteries of the Holy Mountain, sited by the sea.
- Holy Mount Athos, Greece
Monastery Osiou Grigoriou, Athos
The monastery is built by the sea, in the S.W. side of the peninsula, between the monasteries of Dionysiou and Simonopetra
- Holy Mount Athos, Greece
Monastery Pandokratoros, Athos
The monastery is built by the sea, in the N.E. side of the peninsula and is dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Saviour.
- Holy Mount Athos, Greece
Monastery Stavronikita, Greece
It is one of the smallest monasteries of the Holy Mountain following however the traditional architecture, with the Katholicon in the middle.
- Holy Mount Athos, Greece
Monastery Vatopediou, Athos
The monastery was built during the second half of the 10th century, by three monks, Athanasius, Nicholas and Antonius from Adrinople
- Holy Mount Athos, Greece
Monastery Zografou, Athos
The monastery was founded, according to tradition, in the 10th c. by three brothers, Moses, Aaron and Ioannis from Achris.
- Holy Mount Athos, Greece
Simonopetra Monastery, Greece
The monastery is located on the south-west shore of the Athos peninsula. It was built by Saint Simon in the beginning of the 14th century…
- Holy Mount Athos, Greece
