Skete of Prophet Elijah

The Skete of Prophet Elijah is a cenobitic skete of Pantokratoros monastery in , . It was founded in 1759 by Paisius Velichkovsky, a Ukrainian monk from .
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  • Locality
  • …is Greek Orthodox
  • …lies at an elevation of 140 metres (459 feet)
  • Description: cenobitic skete of Pantokratoros monastery in Mount Athos

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pantokratoros Monastery and Bogoroditsa Skete.

Monastery
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is a Greek Orthodox monastery…

Church
Bogoroditsa is a skete of the Agiou Panteleimonos…

Church
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The , also known as the Dormition of the… is situated 2½ km south of Skete of Prophet Elijah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kapsala and Skete of Saint Andrew.

Locality
is a settlement in , .

Hamlet
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The , also the Skete of Apostle…

Locality
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is an Eastern Orthodox… is situated 2½ km southeast of Skete of Prophet Elijah.

Skete of Prophet Elijah

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Latitude
40.28115° or 40° 16′ 52″ north
Longitude
24.25266° or 24° 15′ 10″ east
Open location code
8GG677J3+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3218565974
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q10999366

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Skete of Prophet Elijah” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Илински скит”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Илия”
  • Czech: “Skit proroka Eliáše”
  • Dutch: “Skete of Prophet Elijah”
  • Finnish: “Profeetta Elian skiitta”
  • Greek: “Σκήτη Προφήτη Ηλία”
  • Greek: “Σκήτη του Προφήτη Ηλία”
  • Macedonian: “Скит „Св. Илија“”
  • Romanian: “Schitul Sfântul Ilie”
  • Russian: “Ильинский скит (Афон)”
  • Russian: “Ильинский скит”
  • Serbian: “Скит Пророка Илије”
  • Ukrainian: “Іллінський скит”

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