Skiti Agia Anna
The Skete of St Anne is a dependent idiorrhythmic skete, a monastic community attached to the more formalised Great Lavra in Mount Athos, Greece. It lies on the shore of the Aegean Sea about 800 metres from the New Skete.Photo: Gvasiliadis53, CC0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: Monastic community in Greece
- Also known as: “Skete of Saint Anne”
- Address: Άγιο Όρος
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vouleftiria and Hermitage of Saint Basil.
Vouleftiria
Dwelling
Vouleftiria is an area of Mount Athos that belongs to the Monastery of Great Lavra. Located directly downhill from the main area of the Skete of Saint Anne, it is served by the port of Saint Anne. There are several kellia in Vouleftiria. Vouleftiria is situated 340 metres southwest of Skiti Agia Anna.
Hermitage of Saint Basil
Church
The Hermitage of Agios Vasileios, also sometimes referred to as the Skete of St. Basil, is an Orthodox skete on Mount Athos. The peak of Karmilio Oros lies directly to the northeast of the Skete of St. Hermitage of Saint Basil is situated 2 km southeast of Skiti Agia Anna.
Agia Triada
Church
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kafsokalyvia is a settlement and idiorrhythmic skete located on Mount Athos. It is located at the southern edge of the Athos peninsula. Kafsokalyvia is named after Maximos Kausokalybites, a 14th-century Christian hermit. Agia Triada is situated 4 km east of Skiti Agia Anna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kerasia and Agiou Pavlou monastery.
Kerasia
Hamlet
Photo: Florificapis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kerasia is a settlement in Mount Athos. It is located at an elevation of 581 metres on the southwestern slopes of the main peak of Mount Athos. Located just to the east of Little St. Anne's Skete and Katounakia, it is inhabited by a few dozen monks.
Agiou Pavlou monastery
Locality
Photo: Andreas Pettas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agiou Pavlou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos, located on the easternmost peninsula of Chalkidiki, Greece.
Dionysiou monastery
Locality
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Dionysiou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, at the southwest part of the Athos peninsula. The monastery ranks fifth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. Dionysiou monastery is situated 3½ km northwest of Skiti Agia Anna.
Skiti Agia Anna
- Categories: skete, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.14051° or 40° 8′ 26″ northLongitude
24.29673° or 24° 17′ 48″ eastPopulation
88Open location code
8GG647RW+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 960332464OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q18210286
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Skiti Agia Anna” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Света Анна”
- Finnish: “Pyhän Annan skiitta”
- German: “Skiti Agia Anna”
- German: “Skiti tis Agias Annas”
- Greek: “Σκήτη Αγίας Άννας”
- Romanian: “Schitul Sfânta Ana”
- Russian: “Скит святой Анны”
- Serbian: “Скит Свете Ане”
- Ukrainian: “Скит Святої Анни”
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Highlights include Σπηλαίου, Αγίου Γερασίμου, Κεφαλονιας and Saint Lucia & Ilarionos.
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