Simonopetra
Simonopetra Monastery, also Monastery of Simonos Petra, is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It ranks 13th in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Description: Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece
- Also known as: “Moní Simónos Pétra”, “Moni Simonos Petras”, “Moní Símonos Pétras”, “Simonopetra monastery”, and “Simopetra”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Antiathonas.
Antiathonas
Peak
Antiathonas is a peak in the Athos peninsula. Its summit is 1042 metres above sea level. The peak can be reached via footpaths from Dionysiou Monastery. Antiathonas is situated 4 km east of Simonopetra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Osiou Gregoriou monastery and Dafni.
Osiou Gregoriou monastery
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holy Monastery of Saint Gregory, also known as Gregoriou Monastery is an Orthodox Christian monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece.
Dafni
Hamlet
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Dafni is situated 3½ km northwest of Simonopetra.
Simonopetra
- Categories: eastern orthodox monastery and religion
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Simonopetra” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Simonopetra-klooster”
- Bulgarian: “Симонопетра”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Simonopetra”
- Catalan: “monestir de Simonópetra”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Simonópetra”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Simonos Petra”
- Chinese: “西蒙岩修道院”
- Czech: “Simonopetra”
- Dutch: “Simonopetraklooster”
- Finnish: “Simonópetran luostari”
- French: “Monastere de Simonopetra”
- French: “monastère de Simonopetra”
- French: “Monastère de Simonopetra”
- Georgian: “სიმონოპეტრას მონასტერი”
- German: “Simonos Petras”
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας”
- Greek: “Μονή Σιμώνος Πέτρας”
- Greek: “Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας”
- Greek: “Σιμωνόπετρα”
- Italian: “Monastero di Simonopetra”
- Italian: “Monastero di Simonos Petra”
- Japanese: “シモノスペトラ修道院”
- Japanese: “シモノペトラ修道院”
- Korean: “시모노스 페트라스 수도원”
- Korean: “시모노페트라 수도원”
- Latin: “Monasterium Simonopetra”
- Macedonian: “Симонопетра”
- Polish: “Klasztor Simonopetra”
- Polish: “Klasztor Simonos Petras”
- Romanian: “Mănăstirea Simonos Petras”
- Russian: “Симонопетр”
- Russian: “Симонопетра”
- Serbian: “Manastir Simonopetra”
- Serbian: “Манастир Симонопетра”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Manastir Simonopetra”
- Slovenian: “Samostan Simonopetra”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Simonopetra”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Simonos Petra”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Симонопетра”
- Ukrainian: “Симонопетра”
- Urdu: “خانقاہ صخرہ شمعون”
- Urdu: “خانقاہ صخرۂ شمعون”
- Urdu: “صخرۂ شمعون”
- Western Frisian: “Simonopetra-kleaster”
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