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The Wall – Paintings of the Katholikon Efthymios N. Tsigaridas 5 November 2011 The Monastery of Vatopaidi, the first mention of which occurs in a document of the year 985, has links with the founder of the Megiste Lavra Monastery, St Athanasius1. The Monastery’s founders are sai...
Repentance, economic and institutional crisis 5 November 2011 According to Abba Cassian the monk seeks to obtain the kingdom of heaven and aims to purify his heart through repentance. By extension this applies to all believers and laity who wish to struggle and ...
The Holy Monastery of Kostamonitou (or Kastamonitou) Monk Chariton of Karoulia 5 November 2011 The monastery was founded in the first half of the 11th century by a man from Kastamoni in Anatolia, from whom it takes its name. A more recent benefactor was the Christian wife of Ali Pasha, Vassilik...
The Holy Monastery of Saint Panteleimon Monk Chariton of Karoulia 5 November 2011 The Monastery was founded before the end of the 10th century in the mountain location now occupied by Old Monastery. It was also called the Monastery of the Thessalonican. It seems that Russian monks ...
The Holy Monastery of Esphigmenou Monk Chariton of Karoulia 5 November 2011 The monastery was founded before the a the 10th century. It played a leading role Revolution of 1821 in Halkidiki. The katholikon dedicated to the Ascension, was built be 1806 and 1810, and frescoed i...
St. Andrew’s Skete (Serrai) 5 November 2011 From the very beginnings of Athonite Monasticism, Karyai was a focal point of ascetic endeavour. A little above the area where is now housed our Skete, Saint Athanasios the Athonite found his first mo...
The Holy Monastery of Gregoriou 5 November 2011 The monastery was founded in the 14th century by a certain St Gregory. It was restored in the second half of the 18th century and doubled in size at the end of the 19th century. The katholikon, dedica...
The Holy Monastery of Stavronikita 5 November 2011 The monastery appears to have been founded in the early 11th century, but in the 13th century it was deserted, and later it was reduced to a cell dependent on Philotheou. In 1536 it was again raised t...
The Holy Monastery of Agiou Pavlou (St Paul) 5 November 2011 The monastery was founded shortly before 980 and was called St Paul's or Xeropotamou. The founder seems to have been the prominent monk Paul, who also founded the Monastery of St Nicephoros, also, and...
The Holy Monastery of Filotheou 5 November 2011 This monastery is first mentioned in 1013, recorded as the “Monastery of Pteres”. Two years later is mentioned by its present name, which to be that of the founder. In the 16th century abbot was the S...
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