Pantokratoros monastery

Pantokratoros
Παντοκράτορος

External view of the monastery.
Location within Mount Athos
Monastery information
Full name Holy Monastery of Pantokratoros
Order Ecumenical Patriarchate
Dedicated to Transfiguration of Our Lord
Diocese Mount Athos
People
Founder(s) Alexios and John
Prior Archimandrite Elder Gabriel
Site
Location Mount Athos, Greece
Coordinates 40°17′01″N 24°16′00″E / 40.2836°N 24.2666°E / 40.2836; 24.2666
Public access Men only

Pantokratoros monastery (Greek: Μονή Παντοκράτορος) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the north-eastern side of the Athos peninsula, and dedicated to the Transfiguration of Our Lord. The monastery ranks seventh in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.

It was founded in 1363 by the stratopedarches Alexios and the primikerios John.

The library housed c. 350 manuscripts, and 3,500 printed books. The Monastery's documents are written in Greek and Turkish. Today the monastery has about 17 monks.

Some manuscripts

References

    External links

    Coordinates: 40°17′00.86″N 24°15′59.58″E / 40.2835722°N 24.2665500°E / 40.2835722; 24.2665500

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, October 05, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.