Pantokratoros Monastery
Pantokratoros Monastery is a religious locality in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia and has about 30 residents. Pantokratoros Monastery is situated nearby to the religious locality Skíti Profítou Ilioú, as well as near the locality Skete of Prophet Elijah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pantokratoros Monastery and Bogoroditsa Skete.
Pantokratoros Monastery
Monastery
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Pantokratoros Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the north-eastern side of the Athos peninsula, and is dedicated to the Transfiguration of Our Lord.
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 west of Pantokratoros Monastery.
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 3½ km southwest of Pantokratoros Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skete of Prophet Elijah and Stavronikita monastery.
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.
Stavronikita monastery
Locality
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Stavronikita Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is built on top of a rock near the sea near the middle of the eastern shore of the Athonite Peninsula, located between the monasteries of Iviron and Pantokratoros.
Pantokratoros Monastery
- Type: Religious locality with 30 residents
- Also known as: “Holy Monastery of Pantokratoros”
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.28405° or 40° 17′ 3″ northLongitude
24.26598° or 24° 15′ 58″ eastPopulation
30Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8GG677M8+J9GeoNames ID
13680010
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In Other Languages
“Pantokratoros Monastery” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Μονή Παντοκράτορος”
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