Old Monastery
Old Monastery is a church in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Old Monastery is situated nearby to the church Κελί Αγ. Δημητρίου, as well as near the locality Agiou Panteleimonos monastery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skete of the Annunciation and Protaton.
Skete of the Annunciation
Church
Photo: Florificapis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Skete of the Annunciation of the Theotokos is a skete of the Monastery of Xenophontos, on Mount Athos, Greece. The skete was founded in 1766 by the hieromonk Sylvester, and the monks Efrem and Agapios. Skete of the Annunciation is situated 1½ km west of Old Monastery.
Protaton
Church
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Protaton, also known as the Dormition of the Theotokos Church, is the main church of Karyes, Mount Athos. It also serves as the ecclesiastical seat of the Protos, or the primate of the monastic community of Mount Athos. Protaton is situated 2½ km east of Old Monastery.
Skete of Saint Panteleimon
Church
The Skete of Saint Panteleimon or Skete of Agiou Panteleimonos, not to be confused with the monastery of the same name, some kilometres away, is a skete of the Koutloumousiou monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. Skete of Saint Panteleimon is situated 3½ km east of Old Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agiou Panteleimonos monastery and Karyes.
Agiou Panteleimonos monastery
Locality
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Saint Panteleimon Monastery, also known as Rossikon or New Russik, is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries on Mount Athos, located on the southwestern side of the peninsula of the North Aegean region of Greece.
Karyes
Town
Photo: Zacharias, Public domain.
Karyes is a settlement in Mount Athos of the Athonite monastic community. The 2021 Greek census reported a population of 135 inhabitants. It is the largest settlement in Mount Athos.
Xeropotamou Monastery
Locality
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Xeropotamou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, in the middle side of peninsula. The monastery ranks eighth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. Xeropotamou Monastery is situated 2½ km south of Old Monastery.
Old Monastery
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.25134° or 40° 15′ 5″ northLongitude
24.21744° or 24° 13′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8GG67628+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 607978743OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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In Other Languages
“Old Monastery” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Παλαιομονάστηρο”
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Highlights include Κελί Αγ. Δημητρίου and Κελλι Αγ. Αναργυρων.
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