Moní Xiropotámou

Moní Xiropotámou is a monastery in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Moní Xiropotámou is situated nearby to Xeropotamou Monastery, as well as near the hamlet Dafni.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Xeropotamou Monastery and Skete of the Annunciation.

Xeropotamou Monastery

Monastery

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Xeropotamou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, in the middle side of peninsula. The monastery ranks eighth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. Xeropotamou Monastery is situated 120 metres west of Moní Xiropotámou.

Skete of the Annunciation

Church

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The Skete of the Annunciation of the Theotokos is a skete of the Monastery of Xenophontos, on Mount Athos, Greece. The skete was founded in 1766 by the hieromonk Sylvester, and the monks Efrem and Agapios. Skete of the Annunciation is situated 3½ km northwest of Moní Xiropotámou.

Protaton

Church

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The Protaton, also known as the Dormition of the Theotokos Church, is the main church of Karyes, Mount Athos. It also serves as the ecclesiastical seat of the Protos, or the primate of the monastic community of Mount Athos. Protaton is situated 4 km northeast of Moní Xiropotámou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dafni and Agiou Panteleimonos monastery.

Dafni

Hamlet

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Dafni is a small settlement on Mount Athos. It is located on the southern coast of the Athonite peninsula between Xeropotamou Monastery and Simonopetra Monastery.

Agiou Panteleimonos monastery

Locality

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Saint Panteleimon Monastery, also known as Rossikon or New Russik, is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries on Mount Athos, located on the southwestern side of the peninsula of the North Aegean region of Greece.

Koutloumousiou monastery

Locality

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The Koutloumousiou Monastery or Koutloumousi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It is connected with Karyes by the Koutloumousiou Bridge. Koutloumousiou monastery is situated 3½ km northeast of Moní Xiropotámou.

Moní Xiropotámou

Type: Monastery
Also known as: “Moni Xiropotamou”
Category: religion
Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

40.22851° or 40° 13′ 43″ north

Longitude

24.2217° or 24° 13′ 18″ east

Elevation

196 metres (643 feet)

Open location code

8GG666HC+CM

GeoNames ID

733812

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In Other Languages

“Moní Xiropotámou” goes by many names.

Greek: “Moní Xiropotámou”
Greek: “Μονή Ξηροποτάμου”

Localities in the Area

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