Bogoroditsa Skete
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.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: monastic settlement on Mount Athos, Greece
- Also known as: “Assumption Hermitage”, “Skiti Bogoroditsa”, and “Vogoroditsa Wooden Skete”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pantokratoros Monastery and Protaton.
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. Pantokratoros Monastery is situated 2½ km east of Bogoroditsa Skete.
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 4 km south of Bogoroditsa Skete.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skete of Prophet Elijah and Kapsala.
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.
Kapsala
Locality
Kapsala is a settlement in Mount Athos, Greece. Kapsala is situated 2½ km south of Bogoroditsa Skete.
Skete of Saint Andrew
Hamlet
Photo: Саша Шљукић, CC BY 3.0.
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 3½ km south of Bogoroditsa Skete.
Bogoroditsa Skete
- Categories: skete, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.29199° or 40° 17′ 31″ northLongitude
24.2389° or 24° 14′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8GG676RQ+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 3218565971OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata 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 Βογορόδιτσα Ξυλουργού”
- Greek: “Σκήτη Βογορόδιτσας”
- Romanian: “Schitul Bogorodița”
- Russian: “Ксилургу”
- Russian: “Скит Ксилургу”
- Serbian: “Скит Успења Богородичиног”
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