Καθολικών Ι.Μ. Μεγίστης Λαύρας
Καθολικών Ι.Μ. Μεγίστης Λαύρας is a church in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Καθολικών Ι.Μ. Μεγίστης Λαύρας is situated nearby to the hamlet Agios Nilos, as well as near Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Also known as: “Katholikon (main church) of the Monastery of Great Lavra”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prodromos.
Prodromos
Church
Photo: Adriatikus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Skete of Prodromos is a Romanian cenobitic skete belonging to the Great Lavra Monastery. It is located in the southeastern extremity of Mount Athos, near the cave of Athanasios the Athonite. Prodromos is situated 3 km south of Καθολικών Ι.Μ. Μεγίστης Λαύρας.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Lavra and Agios Nilos.
Great Lavra
Locality
Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.
The Monastery of Great Lavra is the first monastery built on Mount Athos, on the Athos peninsula in geographical Macedonia, northeastern Greece. It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of 160 metres.
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 5 km southwest of Καθολικών Ι.Μ. Μεγίστης Λαύρας.
Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou
Hamlet
Lakkoskiti is the short name of a small monastic village of no more than 15 houses consisting of the idiorrhythmic skete of Agiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou. Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou is situated 6 km northwest of Καθολικών Ι.Μ. Μεγίστης Λαύρας.
Καθολικών Ι.Μ. Μεγίστης Λαύρας
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.17077° or 40° 10′ 15″ northLongitude
24.38318° or 24° 22′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8GG659CM+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 353962207OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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In Other Languages
“Καθολικών Ι.Μ. Μεγίστης Λαύρας” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Καθολικών Ι.Μ. Μεγίστης Λαύρας”
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