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Morfonou
Morfonou ( el, Μορφονού) is an area of Mount Athos that belongs to the Monastery of 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 monastery in AD 963 by Athanasiu .... Located on the eastern side of the Athos peninsula, it is served by a ferry port. The area of the Cell of Morfonou or Amalfinou derives its name from the former Amalfinon Monastery. In the area, there are 2 active cells and 2 abandoned ones. References Populated places in Mount Athos Great Lavra {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub ...
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Amalfinon Monastery
The Amalfinon Monastery (Greek: Μονή των Αμαλφηνών) or Amalfion was the most prominent of the three former monasteries for Latin speaking Christians on Mount Athos before the Great Schism and one of the first examples of Latin adherence to Eastern Orthodoxy after the events of 1054. It was located halfway between the Athonite monasteries of Great Lavra and Karakallou Monastery. History Amalfinon was founded in the 10th century by monks from Amalfi, Italy. They followed the Rule of Saint Benedict and used Latin as their liturgical language. The monastery was built between the years 985 and 990 by 7 Benedictine monks under the leadership of Leo the Elder, who was invited to build the monastic community by the Georgian Orthodox at the Iviron Monastery. The earliest Benedictine monastics associated with Amalfinon were close friends with Saint Athanasius of Athos, the founder of the Great Lavra. By the 12th century the Amalfinon Monastery, remaining loyal to Ea ...
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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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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 monastery in AD 963 by Athanasius the Athonite marks the beginning of the organized monastic life at Mount Athos. At the location of the monastery, there was one of the ancient cities of the Athos peninsula, perhaps Akrothooi, from which the sarcophagi of the monastery that are in the oil storage house come. The history of the monastery is the most complete compared to the history of the other monasteries, because its historical archives were preserved almost intact. It is possible that the study of these archives may contribute to the completion of the knowledge of the history of other monasteries, whose archives were partially or completely lost. Founding The founder of Great Lavra, Athanasius, began the construction of the buildings in 963, according to the will of hi ...
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Populated Places In Mount Athos
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