Skíti Kafsokalývion
Skíti Kafsokalývion is a religious locality in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Skíti Kafsokalývion is situated nearby to the hamlet Agios Nilos, as well as near Kerasia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Agia Triada and Prodromos.
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.
Prodromos
Church
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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. Prodromos is situated 4 km northeast of Skíti Kafsokalývion.
Hermitage of Saint Basil
Church
The Hermitage of Agios Vasileios, also sometimes referred to as the Skete of St. Basil, is an Orthodox skete on Mount Athos. The peak of Karmilio Oros lies directly to the northeast of the Skete of St. Hermitage of Saint Basil is situated 3 km west of Skíti Kafsokalývion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agios Nilos and Kerasia.
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.
Kerasia
Hamlet
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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.
Vigla, Mount Athos
Locality
Vigla is a settlement in Mount Athos. It is located at the southeastern edge of the Athos peninsula. The settlement of Vigla on the southeastern tip of the Athonite peninsula is not to be confused with Megali Vigla, a 510 metre-high peak within the Mount Athos monastic territory that is less than 1.5 km from the border with Greece. Vigla, Mount Athos is situated 4½ km east of Skíti Kafsokalývion.
Skíti Kafsokalývion
- Type: Religious locality
- Also known as: “Kapsokalívia”, “Skíti Ayías Triádhos”, “Skiti Kafsokalyvion”, “Skíti Kavsokalívia”, and “Skiti Kavsokalivion”
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.12896° or 40° 7′ 44″ northLongitude
24.34314° or 24° 20′ 35″ eastElevation
106 metres (348 feet)Open location code
8GG648HV+H7GeoNames ID
734231
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In Other Languages
“Skíti Kafsokalývion” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Skíti Kafsokalývion”
- Greek: “Σκήτη Καυσοκαλύβιων”
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