The Skete of the Annunciation of the Theotokos ( el, Σκήτη Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου) is a

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of the Monastery of Xenophontos, on Mount Athos,

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. The skete was founded in 1766 by the

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Sylvester, and the monks Efrem and Agapios. The Skete of Annunciation of the Mother of God
Today the skete consists of 26 residences occupied by 10 monks,
a

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holding 360 hand written codexes and 500 prints, The Skete of Annunciation of the Mother of God
and a church built in 1766 containing 100

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s and the relics of St. Charalampos and St. Modestos.

References

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