Bogoroditsa Skete

Bogoroditsa is a skete of the Agiou Panteleimonos monastery in the of , . It is inhabited by Bulgarian monks and it follows the coenobitic way of monastic life.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: monastic settlement on Mount Athos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Assumption Hermitage”, “Skiti Bogoroditsa”, “Vogoroditsa Wooden Skete”, and “Σκήτη Βογορόδιτσα Ξυλουργού”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pantokratoros Monastery and Vatopedi monastery.

Monastery
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Greek Orthodox monastery… is situated 2½ km east of Bogoroditsa Skete.

Monastery
Photo: Asgozzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on , Greece. is situated 3½ km northwest of Bogoroditsa Skete.

Church
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as the Dormition of the… is situated 4 km south of Bogoroditsa Skete.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skete of Prophet Elijah and Kapsala.

Locality
Photo: Misa.stefanovic.07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a cenobitic skete of Pantokratoros monastery in , .

Locality
is a settlement in , . is situated 2½ km south of Bogoroditsa Skete.

Hamlet
Photo: Саша Шљукић, CC BY 3.0.
The , also the Skete of Apostle… is situated 3½ km south of Bogoroditsa Skete.

Bogoroditsa Skete

Latitude
40.29199° or 40° 17′ 31″ north
Longitude
24.2389° or 24° 14′ 20″ east
Open location code
8GG676RQ+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3218565971
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q18210292
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Serbian—“Bogoroditsa Skete” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Света Богородица Ксилургу”
  • Finnish: “Bogoroditsan skiitta”
  • Greek: “Σκήτη «Παναγία Θεοτόκος»”
  • Greek: “Σκήτη Βογορόδιτσας”
  • Romanian: “Schitul Bogorodița”
  • Russian: “Ксилургу”
  • Russian: “Скит Ксилургу”
  • Serbian: “Скит Успења Богородичиног”

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Highlights: Ι.Κελί Αγίου Νικολάου Βατοπεδίου and Σκήτη.

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