Kapsala ( el, Καψάλα) is a settlement in

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 penins ...

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Geography

Kapsala is located between Pantokratoros and

Stavronikita Stavronikita Monastery ( el, Μονή Σταυρονικήτα, ''Moní Stavronikíta'') is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is built on top of a rock near the sea near t ...

monasteries. It can be reached from the road that goes to Pantokrator from

Karyes Karyes (Greek: Καρυές, before 1930: Αράχωβα - ''Arachova'') is a village of the Peloponnese peninsula, which is located in the southern part of Greece. The Peloponnese is made up of a number of states and Karyes belongs to the state ...

. Kapsala can be divided into upper Kapsala (administered by Pantokratoros Monastery), located by the central dividing ridge of the

Athonite peninsula 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 penin ...

, and lower Kapsala, located by the eastern coastline of the peninsula. The less inhabited parts of lower Kapsala are administered by Stavronikita monastery.

Demographics

Kapsala is inhabited by monks living an

idiorrhythmic Idiorrhythmic monasticism is a form of monastic life in Christianity. It was the original form of monastic life in Christianity, as exemplified by St. Anthony of Egypt ( 250–355) and is the opposite of cenobitic monasticism in that instead of co ...

lifestyle in

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(''kellia'') and huts (''kalyvae'').

Notable people

*Elder Tikhon (Golenkov) of Kapsala (20th century), the spiritual father of St. Paisios the Athonite *Elder Philaret of Kapsala (20th century)

References

Populated places in Mount Athos Pantokratoros Monastery Stavronikita Monastery {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub