Ágion Óros
Ágion Óros is a peninsula in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Ágion Óros is situated nearby to the locality Skiti Agiou Dimitriou, as well as near Kapsala.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Konstamonitou Monastery and Bogoroditsa Skete.
Konstamonitou Monastery
Monastery
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The Kastamonitou Monastery, officially called Konstamonitou Monastery, is an Orthodox Christian monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Konstamonitou Monastery is situated 3½ km west of Ágion Óros.
Bogoroditsa Skete
Church
Bogoroditsa is a skete of the Agiou Panteleimonos monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos, Greece. It is inhabited by Bulgarian monks and it follows the coenobitic way of monastic life. Bogoroditsa Skete is situated 2½ km northeast of Ágion Óros.
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 3 km southwest of Ágion Óros.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kapsala and Skete of Saint Andrew.
Kapsala
Locality
Kapsala is a settlement in Mount Athos, Greece. Kapsala is situated 3 km east of Ágion Óros.
Skete of Saint Andrew
Hamlet
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The Skete of Saint Andrew, also the Skete of Apostle Andrew and Great Anthony or Skiti Agiou Andrea in Karyes is a monastic institution on Mount Athos. It is a dependency of Vatopedi Monastery and is the site of the Athonias Ecclesiastical Academy. Skete of Saint Andrew is situated 3 km southeast of Ágion Óros.
Skete of Prophet Elijah
Locality
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The Skete of Prophet Elijah is a cenobitic skete of Pantokratoros monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. It was founded in 1759 by Paisius Velichkovsky, a Ukrainian monk from Poltava. Skete of Prophet Elijah is situated 3 km east of Ágion Óros.
Ágion Óros
- Type: Peninsula
- Also known as: “Acte”, “Agion Oros”, “Akte”, “Aktí”, “Áthos”, “Áyion Óros”, “Ayíou Orous”, “Hagion Oros”, “Khersónisos Aktí”, “Khersónisos Átho”, and “Monte Santo”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.27806° or 40° 16′ 41″ northLongitude
24.21497° or 24° 12′ 54″ eastElevation
521 metres (1,709 feet)Open location code
8GG676H7+6XGeoNames ID
736629
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In Other Languages
“Ágion Óros” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ágion Óros”
- Greek: “Άγιον Όρος”
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Localities in the Area
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