Esphigmenou Monastery

The Sacred Patriarchal and Stauropegic Monastery Esphigmenou is an Eastern Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Ascension of Christ in the monastic state of in .
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  • Greek Orthodox monastery
  • …has 30 residents
  • Description: 18th monastery on Mount Athos, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Esfigmenou monastery”
    “Esphigmenou”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Milutin Tower, Hilandar and St Savas Tower.
Milutin Tower or Tower of the Horseman is a medieval… is situated 1½ km west of Esphigmenou Monastery.
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Saint Sava Tower is a medieval defensive structure… is situated 2 km southwest of Esphigmenou Monastery.
Saint George Tower is a medieval defensive structure… is situated 2 km southwest of Esphigmenou Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hilandar Monastery and Dochiariou monastery.
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The is one of the twenty Eastern…
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The Docheiariou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox… is situated 10 km south of Esphigmenou Monastery.

Esphigmenou Monastery

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Latitude
40.35268° or 40° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
24.13837° or 24° 8′ 18″ east
Open location code
8GG6943Q+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 536726055
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1141010

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Esphigmenou Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Esphigmenou-klooster”
  • Bulgarian: “Есфигмен”
  • Chinese: “埃斯菲格迈诺斯修道院”
  • Czech: “Esfigmenu”
  • Dutch: “Esfigmenouklooster”
  • Dutch: “Esphigmenou Monastery”
  • Finnish: “Esfigménoksen luostari”
  • French: “Monastere d’Esphigmenou”
  • French: “monastère d’Esphigmenou”
  • French: “Monastère d’Esphigmenou”
  • Georgian: “ესთიგმენის მონასტერი”
  • Georgian: “ესფიგმენის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Esfigmenou”
  • German: “Kloster Esfigmenou”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Εσφιγμένου”
  • Greek: “Μονή Εσφιγμένου”
  • Italian: “Esphigmenon”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Esphigmenou”
  • Korean: “에스피그메누 수도원”
  • Latin: “Monasterium Esphigmeni”
  • Macedonian: “Есфигмен”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Esfigmenou”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Esfigmenu”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Esfigmenu”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Эсфигмен”
  • Russian: “Эсфигмен монастырь”
  • Russian: “Эсфигмен”
  • Serbian: “Manastir Esfigmen”
  • Serbian: “Есфигмен”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Есфигмен”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Manastir Esfigmen”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Esfigmen”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio Esfigmenu”
  • Ukrainian: “Есфігмен”
  • Ukrainian: “Есфігмену”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Есфігмен”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Есфігмену”
  • Western Frisian: “Esfigmenou-kleaster”

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