Mount Athos

The Holy Mount Athos

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Monastery Simonos Petra

Monastery Simonos Petra

is the most bold construction of the peninsula

Monastery Philotheou

Monastery Philotheou

It was built by St. Filotheos Before 972

Monastery of Dochiariou

Monastery Dochiariou

the most elegant and beautiful monastery

Monastery Zografou

Monastery Zografou

is situated on a slope of the S.W. part of Mount Athos

Monastery Xeropotamou

Monastery Xeropotamou

in the middle of the athonite peninsula

Pantokratoros monastery

Monastery Pantokratoros

in the N.E. side of Mount Athos

Koutloumousiou Monastery

Monastery Koutloumousiou

original monastery was built before the 12th century

Monastery Dionisiou

Monastery Dionisiou

was built in the middle 14th century

Monastery Hilandar

Monastery Hilandar

The history begins in the 10th century but, after its ruin, the emperor Alexius III

Monastery of Iviron

Monastery Iveron

Iveron monastery was built in the end of the 10th century by the Georgian monks

Monastery Vatopedi or Vatopediou

Monastery Vatopedi or Vatopediou

built during the second half of the 10th century

Monastery Konstamonitou

Monastery Konstamonitou

it is built in a forest, 200 meters above the sea level

Panteleimon Monastery

Monastery Panteleimon

is dedicated to its namesake Saint

Monastery Esfigmenou

Monastery Esfigmenou

surrounded by a rectangular wall

Monastery Grigoriou

Monastery Grigoriou

is built by the sea, in the S.W. side

Monastery Xenophontos

Monastery Xenophontos

it is built by the sea

Monastery Stavronikita

Monastery Stavronikita

the smallest monasteries of Mount Athos

Monastery Agios Pavlos

Monastery Agios Pavlos

Monastery of Agios Pavlos or Saint Paul

Monastery Megistis Lavras

Monastery Megistis Lavras

It was built in 963 by St. Athanasius the Athonite