Panagia’s chapel on Mt. Athos‘ peak
Panagia’s chapel on Mt. Athos‘ peak is a church in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Panagia’s chapel on Mt. Athos‘ peak is situated nearby to the church Μεταμόρφωση Σωτήρος, as well as near the hamlet Kerasia.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Agia Triada and 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 2½ km southeast of Panagia’s chapel on Mt. Athos‘ peak.
Skiti Agia Anna
Church
Photo: Gvasiliadis53, CC0.
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. Skiti Agia Anna is situated 3 km southwest of Panagia’s chapel on Mt. Athos‘ peak.
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 3 km southwest of Panagia’s chapel on Mt. Athos‘ peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kerasia and Agios Nilos.
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.
Agios Nilos
Hamlet
Agios Nilos is the name of an area of Mount Athos that belongs to the Monastery of Great Lavra. It is located on the southeastern side of Mount Athos. It is named after Saint Nilos the Myrrh-streamer, who was a hermit in the cell of the Virgin Mary that now bears his name. Agios Nilos is situated 3 km southeast of Panagia’s chapel on Mt. Athos‘ peak.
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. Agiou Pavlou monastery is situated 3½ km west of Panagia’s chapel on Mt. Athos‘ peak.
Panagia’s chapel on Mt. Athos‘ peak
- Type: Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.15043° or 40° 9′ 2″ northLongitude
24.32689° or 24° 19′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8GG6582G+5QOpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Panagia’s chapel on Mt. Athos‘ peak” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Παναγία”
- Romanian: “Capela Panagia de pe Muntele Athos”
- Russian: “Панагия”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Μεταμόρφωση Σωτήρος and Κελι Αγ. Γεωργίου.
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