New Skete
New Skete may refer to: * New Skete (Mount Athos), Greece *New Skete (New York) New Skete is the collective term for two Orthodox Christian monastic communities in Cambridge, New York (geographically in the Town of White Creek): *The Monks of New Skete, a men's monastery founded in 1966, and *the Nuns of New Skete, a women ...

New Skete (Mount Athos)
New Skete or Nea Skiti ( el, Νέα Σκήτη or Σκήτη Εισοδίων της Θεοτόκου ή Νέα Σκήτη) is one of two Orthodox Christian sketes of Agiou Pavlou Monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos. It lies on the Aegean sea shore between Agiou Pavlou Monastery (monastery of Saint Paul) and the Skete of Saint Anne, on the southwestern side of the peninsula of Athos (a 30-minute walk from Agiou Pavlou). It belongs administratively to the Skete of Saint Anne. Overview The New Skete speaks Greek, follows the idiorrhythmic way of monastic life, and is inhabited by about 40 monastics living in about 33 residences. The Skete is built on the steep and rocky side of Mount Athos. The monastics support themselves by painting icons and cultivating olive trees and other small-scale agricultural products. Religious memorabilia, books, and other items are available for purchase on New Skete'website The Skete is in possession of some 200 ancient manuscripts ...
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