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'''''Chilandari Monastery''''' (also spelled '''''Hilandar'''''), (Greek: Χιλανδαρίου, Chilandariou; Serbian: Хиландар) 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.
==History==