Skíti Prodrómou
Skíti Prodrómou is a religious locality in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Skíti Prodrómou is situated nearby to the hamlet Agios Nilos, as well as near the locality Great Lavra.Places of Interest
Highlights include Prodromos and Agia Triada.
Prodromos
Church
Photo: Adriatikus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Skete of Prodromos is a Romanian cenobitic skete belonging to the Great Lavra Monastery. It is located in the southeastern extremity of Mount Athos, near the cave of Athanasios the Athonite.
Agia Triada
Church
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kafsokalyvia is a settlement and idiorrhythmic skete located on Mount Athos. It is located at the southern edge of the Athos peninsula. Kafsokalyvia is named after Maximos Kausokalybites, a 14th-century Christian hermit. Agia Triada is situated 4 km west of Skíti Prodrómou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agios Nilos and Great Lavra.
Agios Nilos
Hamlet
Agios Nilos is the name of an area of Mount Athos that belongs to the Monastery of Great Lavra. It is located on the southeastern side of Mount Athos. It is named after Saint Nilos the Myrrh-streamer, who was a hermit in the cell of the Virgin Mary that now bears his name. Agios Nilos is situated 3 km southwest of Skíti Prodrómou.
Great Lavra
Locality
Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.
The Monastery of Great Lavra is the first monastery built on Mount Athos, on the Athos peninsula in geographical Macedonia, northeastern Greece. It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of 160 metres. Great Lavra is situated 3 km north of Skíti Prodrómou.
Kerasia
Hamlet
Photo: Florificapis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kerasia is a settlement in Mount Athos. 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. Kerasia is situated 6 km west of Skíti Prodrómou.
Skíti Prodrómou
- Type: Religious locality
- Also known as: “Skíti Prodhrómou”, “Skiti Prodromou”, and “Skíti Timíou Prodhrómou Meyístis Lávras”
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.14335° or 40° 8′ 36″ northLongitude
24.38368° or 24° 23′ 1″ eastElevation
273 metres (896 feet)Open location code
8GG649VM+8FGeoNames ID
734224
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In Other Languages
“Skíti Prodrómou” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Skíti Prodrómou”
- Greek: “Σκήτη Προδρόμου”
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