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Kerasia, Mount Athos
Kerasia ( el, Κερασιά) is a settlement in Mount Athos. It is located at an elevation of 581 metres on the southwestern slopes of the main peak of Mount Athos. Located just to the east of Little St. Anne's Skete and Katounakia, it is inhabited by a few dozen monks. List of cells Some cells in Kerasia include: *Isodia Theotokou *Ag. Georgios *Ag. Ioannis Theologos *Ag. Pantes *Ag. Nikolaos *Timios Prodromos *Ag. Apostoli *Ag. Dimitrios *Panagia The cell of Agios Antonios (Ιερόν Κελλίον Αγίου Αντωνίου), located in an area called Paleopyrgos (Παλαιόπυργος) just to the east of Kerasia, can be reached from a footpath that leads from main the Kafsokalyvia–Kerasia footpath. The peak of Karmilio Oros (Καρμήλιο Όρος; "Mount Carmel"; elevation: 887 m) lies just southwest of Kerasia. It is directly to the northeast of the Hermitage of Saint Basil. The Holy Chapel of the Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah (Ιερόν Παρεκκλήσιο ...
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Mount Athos
Mount Athos (; el, Ἄθως, ) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the peninsula have been governed as the monastic community of Mount Athos, an autonomous region within the Hellenic Republic, ecclesiastically under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, while the remainder of the peninsula forms part of the Aristotelis municipality. Mount Athos has been inhabited since ancient times and is known for its long Christian presence and historical monastic traditions, which date back to at least AD 800 and the Byzantine era. Because of its long history of religious importance, the well-preserved agrarian architecture within the monasteries, and the preservation of the flora and fauna around the mountain, Mount Athos was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988. In modern Greek, ...
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Little St
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Katounakia
Katounakia ( el, Σκήτη Κατουνάκια) is an Eastern Orthodox skete of the community of Mount Athos that is subordinate to the Great Lavra. The skete is located between Little Saint Anne's Skete and Karoulia. The skete consists of 22 cells in which about 35 monks live. The cell of Danieleon, which employs some of the best icon painters at Mount Athos, is located in the skete. History The name comes from the Greek word , meaning 'military camp' or a narrow, sheltered place. The settlement dates back to the beginning of the 18th century. In 1881, St. Daniel Katounakiotis of Smyrna built his hut in Katounakia, which was the foundation for the present-day hermitage of the brotherhood of the Danielaeans. Saint Daniel practiced the art of hagiography and handed it over to the brotherhood, which continues to practice it to this day. In 1903, it consisted of 19 Greek cells. Today, it consists of 22 hesychast cells, the oldest of which, the Annunciation and the Assumption, w ...
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Monastic Cell
A cell is a small room used by a hermit, monk, nun or anchorite to live and as a devotional space. Cells are often part of larger cenobitic monastic communities such as Catholic and Orthodox monasteries and Buddhist vihara, but may also form stand-alone structures in remote locations. The word ''cell'' comes from the Old French ''celle'' meaning a monastic cell, itself from the Latin meaning "room", "store room" or "chamber". In Christianity Usually, a cell is small and contains a minimum of furnishings. It may be an individual living space in a building or a hermit's primitive solitary living space, possibly a cave or hut in a remote location. A small dependent or daughter house of a major monastery, sometimes housing just one or two monks or nuns, may also be termed a cell. The first cells were in the Nitrian Desert in Egypt following the ministry of Paul of Thebes, Serapion, and Anthony the Great.Chryssavgis, John; Ware, Kallistos; Ward, Benedicta, ''In the Heart of the Des ...
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Kafsokalyvia
Kafsokalyvia ( el, Καυσοκαλύβια, lit=burning hut) is a settlement and idiorrhythmic skete in Mount Athos. It is located at the southern edge of the Athos peninsula. Kafsokalyvia is named after Maximos Kausokalybites ("Maximos the Hut Burner"), a 14th-century Christian hermit. It is also known as the Holy Trinity Skete ( el, Σκήτη Αγίας Τριάδος, translit=Skiti Agias Triados). There are 40 cells in Kafsokalyvia, not all of which are occupied. There are 35 monks living at Kafsokalyvia (Speake 2014). A regular ferry service connects the port of Kafsokalyvia with Dafni, the main port of Mount Athos. List of cells List of cells and other buildings in Kafsokalyvia: Notable people Notable monks who have lived at Kafsokalyvia include: *Maximos of Kafsokalyvia *Niphon of Kafsokalyvia *Akakios the Younger *Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia *Hadji-Georgis the Athonite Elder Hadji-Georgis the Athonite ( el, Γέρων Χατζη-Γεώργης ο Αθωνίτη ...
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Karmilio Oros
Karmilio Oros ( el, Καρμήλιο Όρος or ; also known as Prophet Elijah or Profitis Ilias (Προφήτης Ηλίας) on some maps) is a peak at the southern end of the Athos peninsula. Its summit is 887 metres above sea level. It is named after Mount Carmel. The peak can be reached via footpaths from the Hermitage of Saint Basil. The peak lies directly to the northeast of the Skete of St. Basil. The Holy Chapel of the Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah (Ιερόν Παρεκκλήσιον Αγίου ενδόξου Προφήτου Ηλιού; ) and some radio towers sit on top of the peak. A footpath connects the skete to the peak, as well as with the Stavros junction, where there are footpaths that lead to the Skete of St. Anne, Kerasia, and Great Lavra The Monastery of Great Lavra ( el, Μονή Μεγίστης Λαύρας) is the first monastery built on Mount Athos. It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of . The founding of the mona ...
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Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel ( he, הַר הַכַּרְמֶל, Har haKarmel; ar, جبل الكرمل, Jabal al-Karmil), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias ( ar, link=no, جبل مار إلياس, Jabal Mār Ilyās, lit=Mount Saint Elias/Elijah), is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. The range is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. A number of towns are situated there, most notably the city of Haifa, Israel's third largest city, located on the northern and western slopes. Etymology The word ''karmel'' means "garden-land" and is of uncertain origin. It is either a compound of ''kerem'' and ''el'', meaning "vineyard of El (deity), God" or a clipping of ''kar male,'' meaning "full kernel." Martin Jan Mulder suggested a third etymology, that of ''kerem + l'' with the lamed a wiktionary:sufformative, sufformative, but this is considered unlikely as evidence for the existence of a lamed sufformative is weak. Geography and geology T ...
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Hermitage Of Saint Basil
The Hermitage of Agios Vasileios ( el, Ησυχαστήριο Άγιος Βασίλειος), also sometimes referred to as the Skete of St. Basil ( el, Σκήτη Αγίου Βασιλείου), is an Orthodox skete on Mount Athos. The peak of Karmilio Oros (Καρμήλιο Όρος; "Mount Carmel"; elevation: 887 m) lies directly to the northeast of the Skete of St. Basil. The Holy Chapel of the Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah (Ιερόν Παρεκκλήσιον Αγίου ενδόξου Προφήτου Ηλιού) and some radio towers sit on top of the peak. A footpath connects the skete to the peak, as well as with the Stavros junction (elevation: 730 m), where there are footpaths that lead to the Skete of St. Anne, Kerasia, and Great Lavra. Notable residents Notable monks who lived at the skete include St. Joseph the Hesychast and his brotherhood, including disciples Arsenios the Cave Dweller and others.Elder Ephraim Philotheitis (2008). ''My Elder Joseph the Hesychast a ...
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Hadji-Georgis The Athonite
Elder Hadji-Georgis the Athonite ( el, Γέρων Χατζη-Γεώργης ο Αθωνίτης; born 1809; died 30 December 1886) was a Cappadocian Greek Orthodox monk and ascetic. Early life In 1809, he was born as Gabriel in Kermira (also spelled Germir or Kermil), in what is now Melikgazi, Kayseri Province, Turkey. His father, Jordan, was a native of Kermira, while his mother, Maria, was from Gelveri (present-day Güzelyurt, Aksaray Province). Gabriel had a brother named Anastasios. When he was 14 years old, he moved to Constantinople with his family to be with his uncle, who served as an official in the court of Sultan Mahmud II. Gabriel served in the sultan's court for four years. Monastic life In 1828, during the Greek War of Independence, he left Constantinople and took a boat to Gregoriou Monastery at Mount Athos. He was tonsured there as a monk and then moved to Kafsokalyvia, where he became a disciple of Father Neophytos Karamanlis. At Kafsokalyvia, he stayed at th ...
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Paisios Of Mount Athos
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos ( el, Ὅσιος Παΐσιος ὁ Ἁγιορείτης, ; secular name: Arsenios Eznepidis ( el, Αρσένιος Εζνεπίδης); 1924–1994), was a well-known Greek Eastern Orthodox ascetic from Mount Athos, originally from Pharasa, Cappadocia. He was respected for his spiritual guidance and ascetic life. Today, he is widely venerated by Eastern Orthodox Christians, particularly in Greece, Cyprus and in Russia.Hieromonk Damascene. Elder Paisios the New of Mount Athos (Part 1)'' Orthodoxy and the World (Pravmir.com). 25 March 2005, 01:00. Venerable Elder Paisios was canonized on 13 January 2015 by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the church commemorates his feast day on June 29 S/ July 12 [NS">S.html" ;"title="S/ July 12 [NS">S/ July 12 [NS The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided at its meeting of 5 May 2015 also to add the name of the Venerable Paisios of Mount Athos to the Menology of the Russian O ...
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Populated Places In Mount Athos
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ...
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