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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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: 18th monastery on Mount Athos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Esfigmenou monastery” and “Esphigmenou”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Milutin Tower, Hilandar and St Savas Tower.

Tower
Milutin Tower or Tower of the Horseman is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Stefan Milutin, located in Serbian Orthodox in , . is situated 1½ km west of Esphigmenou Monastery.

Tower
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Saint Sava Tower is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Saint Sava, located in Serbian Orthodox in , . is situated 2 km southwest of Esphigmenou Monastery.

Tower
Saint George Tower is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Saint George, located in Serbian Orthodox in , . is situated 2 km southwest of Esphigmenou Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hilandar Monastery and Dochiariou monastery.

Locality
The is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in in and the only Serbian Orthodox monastery there. It is ranked fourth in the hierarchy of 20 sovereign monasteries.

Locality
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The Docheiariou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of in . The Panagia Gorgoepikoos Church is located in the monastery complex. is situated 10 km south of Esphigmenou Monastery.

Esphigmenou Monastery

Latitude
40.35268° or 40° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
24.13837° or 24° 8′ 18″ east
Population
30
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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