Mount Athos ( / ˈæθɒs /; Greek: Ἄθως, [ˈa.θos]) is a mountain and peninsula in
northeastern Greece and an important centre of Eastern Orthodox
monasticism. It is governed as an autonomous polity within the Hellenic
Republic, namely the monastic community of Mount Athos under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople . “Athos Digital Heritage” The project for the digital dissemination of the cultural heritage of Mount Athos Holy Monasteries. With the participation of a large number of attendees, the event for the presentation of the “Athos Digital Heritage” project for the digital dissemination of the cultural heritage of...
Mount Athos The Monastic Community of Mount Athos ( Hagion Oros) is geographically defined by the boundaries of the Athos peninsula, the easternmost leg of the larger Chalkidiki peninsula, being a self-governing community within the Greek territory.
Mount Athos, also called Agion Oros (Holy Mountain) is a unique male monastic society. It is located on a peninsula in Chalkidiki, in Northern Greece just some 130kms from Thessaloniki, an interesting city of byzantine tradition. Agion Oros has been a secluded place, accessed from the sea and allowed to men only, for more than 1000 years.
Mount Athos has an enormous wealth of historic, artistic and cultural elements preserved by a monastic community that has existed for the last twelve centuries and constitutes a living record of human activities. Protection and management requirements Mount Athos has a peculiar self-administered system under Hellenic Constitutional Law.
Mount Athos, also called Holy Mountain, Modern Greek Áthos Óros, or Áyion Óros, mountain in northern Greece, site of a semiautonomous republic of Greek Orthodox monks inhabiting 20 monasteries and dependencies (skítes), some of which are larger than the parent monasteries. It occupies the easternmost of the three promontories of the Chalcidice (Khalkidhikí) Peninsula, which projects from ...
Mount Athos ( / ˈæθɒs /; Greek: Ἄθως, [ˈa.θos]) is a mountain and peninsula in northeastern Greece and an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism. It is governed as an autonomous polity within the Hellenic Republic, namely the monastic community of Mount Athos under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of ...
Mount Athos has an enormous wealth of historic, artistic and cultural elements preserved by a monastic community that has existed for the last twelve centuries and constitutes a living record of human activities. Protection and management requirements . Mount Athos has a peculiar self-administered system under Hellenic Constitutional Law.
Mount Athos, also called Holy Mountain, Modern Greek Áthos Óros, or Áyion Óros, mountain in northern Greece, site of a semiautonomous republic of Greek Orthodox monks inhabiting 20 monasteries and dependencies (skítes), some of which are larger than the parent monasteries. It occupies the easternmost of the three promontories of the Chalcidice (Khalkidhikí) Peninsula, which projects from ...
Athos Digital Pathways. By using up-to-date information and communication technology tools in order to present with an extensive photographical content the ancient paths of communication to be found in Mount Athos, the aim of the Digital Pathways application is to provide geospatial information regarding the geophysical terrain and the points ...
Understand. Mount Athos. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this peninsula of 390 km² houses some 1,400 monks in 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries. An autonomous state under Greek sovereignty, entry into the area is strictly controlled and only male residents are allowed to live there and only male visitors are allowed .
The Holy Mount Athos is an autonomous and self-governed territory of Greece. It occupies the whole of the third peninsula of Halkidiki Greece, about 50 km in length and having a breadth of 8-12 km covering an area of 330 square kilometers. In the centre of the peninsula of Mount Athos rise a long range of hills and mountains, culminating in ...
Jan 22, 2022 · A 1903 photograph of a woman on Mount Athos, which was published in a Greek newspaper at that time, still remains a mystery, with some monks claiming that they believe the unknown female on the left was the Virgin Mary herself. To some outsiders, the simple communal life of the monks may seem archaic. But for the men who have chosen to live ...
Mount Athos ( / ˈæθɒs /; Greek: Ἄθως, [ˈa.θos]) is a mountain and peninsula in northeastern Greece and an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism. It is governed as an autonomous polity within the Hellenic Republic, namely the monastic community of Mount Athos under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of ...
Mount Athos, also called Holy Mountain, Modern Greek Áthos Óros, or Áyion Óros, mountain in northern Greece, site of a semiautonomous republic of Greek Orthodox monks inhabiting 20 monasteries and dependencies (skítes), some of which are larger than the parent monasteries. It occupies the easternmost of the three promontories of the Chalcidice (Khalkidhikí) Peninsula, which projects from ...
Athos Digital Pathways. By using up-to-date information and communication technology tools in order to present with an extensive photographical content the ancient paths of communication to be found in Mount Athos, the aim of the Digital Pathways application is to provide geospatial information regarding the geophysical terrain and the points ...
Athos, MOUNT.—Athos is a small tongue of land that projects into the Aegean Sea, being the easternmost of the three strips in which the great mountainous peninsula of Chalcidice ends. It is almost cut off from the mainland, to which it is bound only by a narrow isthmus dotted with lakes and swamps interspersed with alluvial plains.
The Holy Mount Athos is an autonomous and self-governed territory of Greece. It occupies the whole of the third peninsula of Halkidiki Greece, about 50 km in length and having a breadth of 8-12 km covering an area of 330 square kilometers. In the centre of the peninsula of Mount Athos rise a long range of hills and mountains, culminating in ...
Jan 22, 2022 · A 1903 photograph of a woman on Mount Athos, which was published in a Greek newspaper at that time, still remains a mystery, with some monks claiming that they believe the unknown female on the left was the Virgin Mary herself. To some outsiders, the simple communal life of the monks may seem archaic. But for the men who have chosen to live ...
The Most Holy Temple of Protaton is a large triple-aisled basilica with narthex, devoted to the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Built in 962 by St. Athanasius the Athonite and repaired during the reign of Andronikos II Paleologus (1282-1328), the Most Holy Temple of Protaton stands untill today, with its exquisite and of high artistic ...
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