Kerasia () is a settlement in
Mount Athos
Mount Athos (; ) is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece directly on the Aegean Sea. It is an important center of Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox monasticism.
The mountain and most of the Athos peninsula are governed ...
. 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
Mount Carmel (; ), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias (; ), 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 situat ...
"; 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 Παρεκκλήσιον Αγίου ενδόξου Προφήτου Ηλιού) and some radio towers sit on top of the peak.
Notable people
Notable people who have lived at Kerasia include Elder
Hadji-Georgis the Athonite.
References
Populated places in Mount Athos
Great Lavra
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