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The '''Holy Monastery of Zographou''' (Greek: Ζωγράφου; Bulgarian: Зограф) is located on the southwestern side of the Athos Peninsula in northern Greece. The [[monastery]] is dedicated to St. [[George the Trophy-bearer|George]]. According to tradition, the monastery was founded during the tenth century by three Bulgarian brothers, the [[monk]]s Moses, Aaron, and John from Ohrid. While the monastery initially was inhabited by Bulgarian, Greek, and Serbian monks, since 1845 the monks are only Bulgarians. Zographou is ranked ninth in the hierarchical order of the twenty monasteries located on the [[Mount Athos]] peninsula.
==History==
Further major construction in the monastery began in the sixteenth century, with many of the existing buildings dating from the middle of the eighteenth century. The south and east wings were built in 1750 and 1758 respectively. A small church was built in 1764 and a larger one in 1801. The north and west wings were built in late nineteenth century and with the construction of the Ss. [[Cyril and Methodius]] Church and bell tower major construction was completed in 1896.
At present all monks in the monastery are Bulgarian, and all services are in Bulgarian[[Church Slavonic]].
==Treasury==
==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Zograf Monastery]]
*[http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/Monastery/zographouZographou.html Zographou Monastery]
[[Category:Monasteries]]
[[Category:Athonite Monasteries]]
[[Category:Bulgarian Monasteries]]
[[el:Ιερά Μονή Ζωγράφου]]
[[fr:Monastère Zographou (Mont Athos)]]
[[ro:Mănăstirea Zografu (Muntele Athos)]]