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Vatopedi Monastery (Athos)
2012-01-04T21:29:30Z
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<div>{{Athonitemonastery|<br />
name=Holy Monastery of Vatopedi|<br />
rank=Second|<br />
type=[[Cenobitic]] Monastery|<br />
founded=972 by Ss Athanasius, Nicholas and Antonius|<br />
superior=Elder Ephraim|<br />
size=~50 monks<ref name="Mlahanas">[http://www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Regions/MonasteryOfVatopedi.html Monastery of Vatopedi]</ref>|<br />
location=Northeast|<br />
language=Greek|<br />
music=[[Byzantine chant]]|<br />
feasts=[[March 25|Annunciation]]|<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Vatopedi_Monastery.JPG|thumb|left|The Monastery]]<br />
[[Image:Panagia_Paramythea.jpg|thumb|left|[[Panagia Paramythea]]]]<br />
[[Image:PanagiaPantanassa.jpg|thumb|left|[[Panagia Pantanassa]]]]<br />
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The '''Monastery of Vatopedi''' (or ''Vatopaidi''), (Greek: Βατοπέδι or Βατοπαίδι) is one of twenty monasteries on the [[Mount Athos]] peninsula and is located on the northeastern side of the peninsula. It operates as a coenobitic monastery(a communal monastic community). As of 1999, it is inhabited by 80 monks and is second in hierarchical rank among the monasteries of the mountain. <br />
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==History==<br />
Some sources associate the name of "Vatopedi" with the flora of the surrounding countryside (''vatos'' = shrub, ''pedion'' = plain or ground);<ref>[http://www.chalkidiki.com/athos/vatopedi.html The monastery of Vatopedi]</ref> others point to a traditional story in which Emperor Arcadius built the monastery to honor the saving of his son from shipwreck by the [[Theotokos]]; the child was found in a bush (''vato'' = brier, ''paidi'' = child).<ref name="Mlahanas" /><br />
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The [[monastery]] was founded in 972 AD by three [[monk]]s: Athanasius, Nicholas, and Antonius, who were students of St. Anthanasius of Lavra. The major parts of the monastery were constructed either during the Byzantine period or later, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when building reached its peak. The monastery is monumental in size, with a tall wall in which the buildings are placed in triangular form. <br />
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==Main buildings ==<br />
*The [[katholikon]] was built in the tenth century in the Athonite style. It is dedicated to the [[Annunciation]] of the Blessed [[Virgin Mary]]. The katholikon still retains some mosaics from the Byzantine period. There are nineteen [[chapel]]s in and around the monastery proper, with five within the katholikon. <br />
*The Trapeza<br />
*The Byzantine period clock tower<br />
*The north-east tower which houses the monastery library (10th century)<br />
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==Sketes of Vatopedi==<br />
*The Greek [[skete]] of St. Demetrios<br />
:The skete of St. [[Demetrios of Thessaloniki|Demetrios]] belongs to the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi and is a Greek idiorrhythmic skete, resembling a settlement and consists of 21 kalyvae, most of which are now in ruins. It is located in the mountains; a half hour walking distance from the Vatopedi monastery and has been operating as a skete since the 18th century. The "Kyriakon" is dedicated to St. Demetrios. It was built in the 12th century; it was renovated and later expanded and was frescoed in 1755.<br />
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*The Russian [[Skete of St. Andrew (Athos)|Skete of St. Andrew]] in [[Karyes (Athos)|Karyes]] (or ''Serrai'')<ref>[http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/Monastery/vatopedi.html Macedonian Heritage]</ref><br />
:The Russian Skete of St. [[Apostle Andrew|Andrew]] is a huge building complex located on the road that connects Karyes with [[Daphne (Athos)|Daphne]] and follows a classic architectural paradigm of Athonian monasteries, i.e., it is surrounded by tall buildings overlooking an internal court. <br />
:It is called a skete because, according to the customs and the statute of [[Mount Athos]], it is not possible to found new monasteries, besides the ones of the Byzantine era. It was built with the financial sponsorship of the Russian Czars, and many Russian [[monk]]s practiced [[asceticism|ascetic]] life here. Indeed, just before World War I, the skete was inhabited by approximately 700 monks. Nowadays five Greek monks reside here and have taken upon them to revive the skete and deal with the preservation of the [[icon]]s and the maintenance of the premises.<br />
:The central church of the skete was built in 1867. It is the largest [[church]] on Athos, rising to 30m in height and extending to 60m in length. The [[relics]] of St. Andrew are kept in the interior of the church.<br />
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==Monastery treasures==<br />
In addition to many [[relics]], the monastery possesses a library of over 10,000 printed books and about 1,700 manuscripts. Relics include the Belt of the Virgin Mary (H Zoni ths Theotokou), which she gave to Thomas the Apostle during her transition to heaven.<br />
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==Iconography==<br />
There are a number of miracle-working icons in the monastery. The best-known icons are:<br />
*[[Panagia Pantanassa]], the "Queen of All"<br />
*[[Panagia Paramythea]]<br />
*[[Panagia Esfagmeni]]<br />
*[[Panagia Elaoivritissa]]<br />
*[[Panagia Pyrovolitheisa]]<br />
*[[Panagia Ktitorissa the Vymatarissa]]<br />
==Saints==<br />
List of "Vatopaidi" saints:<br />
* St. [[Joachim of Vatopaidi]] (''John Patrikios'', 1786-1868), known as "o Papoulakis" or "the Ithakian"; not to be confused with monk Christopher (Panagiotopoulos) known as "o Papoulakos" (1770-1861) or Evgenios from Tripopotama.<br />
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==Reference==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/General/intro.html Athos monasteries]<br />
*[http://www.culture.gr/2/21/212/21210a/e212ja02.html Greek Ministry of Culture]<br />
*[http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/Monastery/Vatopedi.html Macedonian Heritage]<br />
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Chilandari Monastery (Athos)
2012-01-04T21:11:33Z
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<div>[[Image:Chilandri.jpg|thumb|left|View of Hilandar]]<br />
{{Athonitemonastery|<br />
name=Holy Monastery of Hilandar|<br />
rank=Fourth|<br />
type=[[Cenobitic]] Monastery|<br />
founded=1198 by Ss [[Sava of Serbia|Sava]] and [[Simeon the Myrrh-flowing|Simeon]]|<br />
superior=[[Archimandrite|Archim.]] Metodije|<br />
size=about 25|<br />
location=Northeast|<br />
language= [[Church Slavonic]], Serbian|<br />
music=[[Byzantine chant|Byzantine]] and Serbian chant|<br />
feasts=[[November 21|Presentation]] of the [[Theotokos]]|<br />
}}<br />
'''''Hilandar Monastery''''' (also spelled '''''Chilandari'''''), (Greek: Χιλανδαρίου, Hilandariou; Serbian: Хиландар, Hilandar) is the northern most [[monastery]] located on the northeast side of the Athos Peninsula in northern Greece. The monastery was founded in 1198 by Ss. Sava and Simeon. The Monastery has been supported and populated by Serbian [[monk]]s since then. It is ranked fourth in the hierarchical order of the twenty monasteries located on the [[Mount Athos]] peninsula.<br />
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==History==<br />
After forming the Serbian state [[Stephen Nemanja]], the Grand Župan of Serbia, in the Council of Ras in 1196 established the basis for smooth successions of power within the state. He, then, abdicated in favor of his middle son Stefan and proceeded to pursue a life of spirituality and pray as the monk Simeon. He joined his youngest son, Rastko, who earlier had taken the monastic name of Sava and lived on Mount Athos. With the approval of the Emperor Alexius III Angelicus, who in his chrysobull of 1198 declared Hilandar as an independent monastery dedicated to the Serbians, the father and son began restoring the ruins of the old monastery as the foundation of the present day community. <br />
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Hilandar became the spiritual and religious center for the Serbs. In 1430, the [[Holy Mountain]] of Athos was occupied by the Ottoman Turks. While the Turks did not interfere with the autonomy of the monastic communities the monks were affected by the lost of income from their estates that had been taken by the occupying Turks. Thus, their survival became difficult under the new overlords. The monastery remained a symbol of Serbian culture and religious continuity and was endowed by Serbian rulers through the centuries. <br />
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Whereas most of the monastic communities on Mount Athos are built on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, Hilandar is located a few kilometers in land. The complex includes within its protective walls a [[katholikon]] and a number of small [[chapel]]s, as well as cells for the monks, guest quarters, a library, treasury, and a hospital. <br />
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On [[March 4]], 2004, a major fire sweeps through the monastery that destroyed about half the structures in the monastery. The medieval heirlooms and relics that made up the treasures of the monastery were moved to safety, but major damage was done to the abbot's cell and guest rooms as well as four chapels with the seventeenth and eighteenth century frescoes. Restoration of the damage is on going.<br />
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==Treasury==<br />
The monastery possesses over 1,000 thirteenth- to eighteenth-century Byzantine and Serbian [[icon]]s as well as sacred objects, various artifacts, and historical documents. Many of these dated from the thirteenth century. The library contains a collection of books and some 1,000 manuscripts including Cyrillic manuscripts and the first printed books in Serbian. The library also holds many books in Russian, Bulgarian, and Greek.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.hilandar.org/ Hilandar Monastery] (Official Website)<br />
*[http://cmrs.osu.edu/rcmss/ Hilandar Research Library and Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies]<br />
*[http://www.hilandar.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=339&Itemid=1 Archimandrite Mojsije Zharkovich] (Former Abbot)<br />
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[[Image:Tricherousa.jpg|thumb|left|Icon of [[Panagia Tricherousa]]]]<br />
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Mount Athos
2012-01-04T21:04:34Z
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<div>[[Image:Athos.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Mount Athos as seen from the ridge road]]<br />
'''Mount Athos''' is a mountain and a peninsula in Macedonia, northern Greece, called <font lang="el">&#902;&#947;&#953;&#959; &#908;&#961;&#959;&#962;</font> (''Ayio Oros'' or "Holy Mountain") in Modern Greek, or <font lang="el">&#x1F0D;&#947;&#953;&#959;&#957; &#x1F4C;&#961;&#959;&#962;</font> (''Hagion Oros'') in Classical Greek. It is home to 20 [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] [[monastery|monasteries]] and forms an autonomous state under Greek sovereignty. Only [[monasticism|monks]] are allowed to establish permanent residency on Athos and the current population numbers around 1,400. The peninsula, the easternmost "leg" of the larger Chalkidiki peninsula, protrudes into the Aegean Sea for some 60 km at a width between 7 to 12 km and covers an area of about 390 km&sup2;, with the actual mountain and its steep, densely forested slopes reaching up to 2,033 m.<br />
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The seas around the end of the peninsula can be dangerous. Xerxes I had a channel excavated across the isthmus to allow the passage of his invasion fleet in 483 BC.<br />
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[[Monk|Monastics]] from Mount Athos are often referred to as ''Athonites'' or ''Hagiorites''.<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[Image:Athanasius of Athos.jpg|right|frame|St. [[Athanasius of Athos]] being shown the Holy Mountain by the [[Theotokos]]]]<br />
Mount Athos as a monastic community was formally founded in 963, when St. [[Athanasius of Athos|Athanasius]] (not to be confused with the 4th century St. [[Athanasius the Great]]) established the monastery of [[Great Lavra (Athos)|Great Lavra]], still the largest and most prominent of the 20 monasteries. It enjoyed the protection of the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire during the following centuries and its wealth and possessions grew considerably. The [[Fourth Crusade]] in the 13th century brought new [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] overlords which forced the monks to seek protection from Pope Innocent III, until the restoration of the Byzantine Empire. It was raided by Catalan mercenaries in the 14th century, a century that also saw the theological conflict over the [[hesychasm]] practised on Mount Athos and defended by [[Gregory Palamas]].<br />
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The Byzantine Empire collapsed in the 15th century and the newly established [[Islam|Islamic]] Ottoman Empire took over. They heavily taxed the monasteries, but for the most part left them alone. The population of monks and their wealth declined over the next centuries, but was revitalised around the 19th century by the donations and new arrivals from other Orthodox countries, such as Russia, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia, while each country came to exert its influence on individual monasteries. In 1912, during the First Balkan War, the Ottomans were forced out and after a brief conflict between Greece and Russia over sovereignty, the peninsula formally came under Greek sovereignty after World War I.<br />
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Politically the peninsula is mostly self-governed and consists of 20 main monasteries and the capital city and administrative centre, [[Karyes (Athos)|Karyes]], also home to a governor as the representative of the Greek state. Beyond the monasteries there are 12 ''[[skete|sketae]]'', smaller communities of monks, as well as many (solitary) hermitages throughout the peninsula. Visits to the peninsula are possible for laymen, but they need [http://www.mountathosinfos.gr/pages/agionoros/pilgrims_info.en.html special permission].<br />
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Women are completely barred from the peninsula, a fact which has earned a certain amount of fame; even female domestic animals (with the exception, some say, of cats, as well as chickens which lay eggs that provide the fresh egg yolk needed for the paint used in [[iconography]]) are forbidden. However, during the Greek Civil War, Athos did shelter refugees including women and girls. [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/010209.html]<br />
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In modern times, the Mount Athos monasteries have repeatedly been struck by wildfires, e.g. in August 1990, and in March 2004, fire gutted a large section of the Serbian monastery, [[Chilandari Monastery (Athos)|Chilandari]]. Due to the secluded locations of the monasteries, often atop small hills, as well as the unavailability of suitable fire fighting gear, the damages inflicted by these fires are often considerable.<br />
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== Languages ==<br />
Greek is commonly used in all Greek monasteries, but in some monasteries there are other languages in use, in [[St. Panteleimon's Monastery (Athos)|St. Panteleimon]], Russian; in [[Chilandari Monastery (Athos)|Chilandari]], Serbian; in [[Zographou Monastery (Athos)|Zographou]], Bulgarian; and in the sketae of [[Prodromou Skete (Athos)|Prodromou]] and [[Lacu Skete (Athos)|Lacu]], Romanian. Today, many of the Greek monks can also understand English or other European languages.<br />
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[[Image:Xenophontos_Monastery.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Xenophontos Monastery (Athos)|Xenophontos Monastery]]]]<br />
[[Image:Iviron_Sea.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Looking toward the sea from the main entrance of [[Iviron Monastery (Athos)|Iviron Monastery]]]]<br />
[[Image:Panteleimon_Monastery.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[St. Panteleimon's Monastery (Athos)|St. Panteleimon's Monastery]]]]<br />
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== List of Monasteries and Sketes ==<br />
{| align="center" cellpadding="2" border="1"<br />
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| width="33%" align="left" valign="top"|'''The Monasteries'''<br /> (in hierarchical order)<br /><br />
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* [[Great Lavra (Athos)|Great Lavra]] (''Megisti Lavra'')<br />
* [[Vatopedi Monastery (Athos)|Vatopedi Monastery]]<br />
* [[Iviron Monastery (Athos)|Iviron Monastery]]<br />
* [[Chilandari Monastery (Athos)|Chilandari Monastery]] (''Hilandar'')<br />
* [[Dionysiou Monastery (Athos)|Dionysiou Monastery]]<br />
* [[Koutloumousiou Monastery (Athos)|Koutloumousiou Monastery]]<br />
* [[Pantokratoros Monastery (Athos)|Pantokratoros Monastery]]<br />
* [[Xeropotamou Monastery (Athos)|Xeropotamou Monastery]]<br />
* [[Zographou Monastery (Athos)|Zographou Monastery]]<br />
* [[Dochiariou Monastery (Athos)|Dochiariou Monastery]]<br />
* [[Karakalou Monastery (Athos)|Karakalou Monastery]]<br />
* [[Philotheou Monastery (Athos)|Philotheou Monastery]]<br />
* [[Simonopetra Monastery (Athos)|Simonopetra Monastery]]<br />
* [[St. Paul's Monastery (Athos)|St. Paul's Monastery]]<br />
* [[Stavronikita Monastery (Athos)|Stavronikita Monastery]]<br />
* [[Xenophontos Monastery (Athos)|Xenophontos Monastery]]<br />
* [[Grigoriou Monastery (Athos)|Grigoriou Monastery]]<br />
* [[Esphigmenou Monastery (Athos)|Esphigmenou Monastery]]<br />
* [[St. Panteleimon's Monastery (Athos)|St. Panteleimon's Monastery]]<br />
* [[Konstamonitou Monastery (Athos)|Konstamonitou Monastery]]|<br />
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| width="33%" align="left" valign="top"|'''The Sketes'''<br /><br />
* [[Prodromou Skete (Athos)|Prodromou Skete]]<br />
* [[St. Anne's Skete (Athos)|St. Anne's Skete]]<br />
* [[Little St. Anne's Skete (Athos)|Little St. Anne's Skete]]<br />
* [[Kafsokalyvia Skete (Athos)|Kafsokalyvia Skete]]<br />
* [[Skete of Vatopedi (Athos)|Skete of Vatopedi]]<br />
* [[Skete of Iviron (Athos)|Skete of Iviron]]<br />
* [[Skete of Koutloumousiou (Athos)|Skete of Koutloumousiou]]<br />
* [[Skete of Pantokratoros (Athos)|Skete of Pantokratoros]]<br />
* [[New Skete (Athos)|New Skete]] (''Nea Skiti'')<br />
* [[Lacu Skete (Athos)|Lacu Skete]] (''Lakkoskete'')<br />
* [[Skete of Xenophontos (Athos)|Skete of Xenophontos]]<br />
* [[St. Basil's Skete (Athos)|St. Basil's Skete]]<br />
* [[Provata Skete (Athos)|Provata Skete]]<br /><br /><br />
'''Associated Monasteries'''<br /><br />
* [[Cenobium of the Annunciation (Ormylia, Chalkidiki)]]<br />
*[[Monastery of St. John the Theologian - Souroti]]<br />
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== World Heritage Classification, UNESCO ==<br />
*Date of Inscription - 1988<br />
*Reference No. 454<br />
*Criteria: (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii)<br />
**''An Orthodox spiritual centre since 1054, Mount Athos has enjoyed an autonomous statute since Byzantine times. The 'Holy Mountain', which is forbidden to women and children, is also a recognized artistic site. The layout of the monasteries (about 20 of which are presently inhabited by some 1,400 monks) had an influence as far afield as Russia, and its school of painting influenced the history of Orthodox art.'' <ref> United Nations - Copyright © 1992-2008 UNESCO World Heritage Centre </ref><br />
*Documentations<br />
**1988, [http://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/454.pdf/ "Advisory Body Evaluation"]<br />
**1988, [http://whc.unesco.org/archive/repcom88.htm#454/ Decision "Report of the 12th Session of the Committee"]<br />
**2004, [http://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/209/ Decision "28COM 15B.37"]<br />
**2005, [http://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/388/ Decision "29COM 7B.32"]<br />
**2006, [http://whc.unesco.org/archive/periodicreporting/EUR/cycle01/section2/454-summary.pdf/ Periodic Reporting "(cycle 1) Section II Summary"]<br />
**2006, [http://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/1120/ Decision "30COM 7B.34"]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.mountathosinfos.gr/home.en.html A Pilgrim's Guide to Mount Athos]<br />
*[http://www.mountathos.gr/active~mode~en{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002}View.html Mount Athos Monasteries]<br />
*[http://www.athos.edo.gr/ Greece Mount Athos]<br />
*[http://www.monachos.net/monasticism/athos/index.shtml The Holy Mountain - Mount Athos: The Heart of Orthodox Monasticism]<br />
*[http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/ Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain]<br />
*[http://www.inathos.gr Walk in Mount Athos]<br />
*[http://www.rs.risjak.net/chilandar/index.html Chilandar Monastery]<br />
*[http://www.athosfriends.org/ The Friends of Mount Athos]<br />
*[http://www.athosfriends.org/friendsguide.html A Pilgrim's Guide to Mount Athos] (courtesy of [http://www.athosfriends.org/ The Friends of Mount Athos])<br />
*[http://abacus.bates.edu/~rallison/friends/friendsreviews.html Books of Athonite Interest] (courtesy of [http://www.athosfriends.org/ The Friends of Mount Athos])<br />
*[http://www.monachos.net/monasticism/athos/visiting_athos.shtml Visiting Mount Athos]<br />
*[http://www.roca.org/OA/109/109g.htm An American Pilgrim on Mount Athos]<br />
*[http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/22b26/22aac9/ Visiting Athos, the Holy Mountain (Aghion Oros)]<br />
*[http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/f461/#TL The Holy Mountain]<br />
*[http://hellas.teipir.gr/prefectures/english/AgioOros/Genika.htm Mount Athos] <br />
*[http://www.ortodoksi.net/tietopankki/luostarit/athos/exhibition_en.htm Athos - Monastic life on the Holy Mountain (exhibition)]<br />
*[http://www.doaks.org/typikaPDF/typ017.pdf Byzantine Monastic Foundation Documents]. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.<br />
*[http://www.vcarious.com/Travel-Guide/Greece/MountAthos.html Information for Pilgrims]<br />
*[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/12/athos/draper-text Called to the Holy Mountain: The Monks of Mount Athos] by Robert Draper, photographs by Travis Dove, from ''National Geographic''<br />
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Friends of Mount Athos
2012-01-04T21:01:53Z
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<div>The '''Friends of Mount Athos''' is a society formed in 1990 by people who shared a common interest for the [[monastery|monasteries]] of [[Mount Athos]]. Timothy Ware, Metropolitan [[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia|Kallistos of Diokleia]], is the President of the society. Among its members are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Charles, Prince of Wales, Heir Apparent to the British throne.<br />
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The object of the society, as stated on its official web page, is officially described as: <br />
:the advancement of education of the public in the study and knowledge of the history, culture, arts, architecture, natural history, and literature of the Orthodox monasteries of Mount Athos and the promotion of the religious and other charitable work of the Holy Community and monasteries of Mount Athos. <br />
In keeping with those objects, the society is empowered "to make grants, donations and other payments for the restoration or conservation of buildings or of works of art and books of educational or religious significance on Mount Athos within the above objects." To that end the society produces publications, arranges lectures, and organizes conferences and exhibitions devoted to Athonite themes.<br />
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Among the Society's publications are its annual bulletin (Friends of Mount Athos Annual Report) offering articles, book reviews and other features related to Mount Athos. It also publishes ''A Pilgrim's Guide to Mount Athos'' as well as a yearly directory of members.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Mount Athos]]<br />
*[[Friends of Orthodoxy on Iona]]<br />
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==Source==<br />
*[[w:Mount_Athos#The_Friends_of_Mount_Athos|Mount Athos]] ''(Section: Friends of Mount Athos)'' <br />
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==External link==<br />
* [http://www.athosfriends.org/ The Friends of Mount Athos] official website.<br />
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