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Chilandari Monastery (Athos)

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[[Image:Chilandri.jpg|thumb|left|View of Chilandri]]
[[Image:Tricherousa.jpg|thumb"left|Icon of [[Panagia Tricherousa]]]]
{{Athonitemonastery|
name=Holy Monastery of Hilandar|
==Treasury==
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thirteenth to eighteenth century Byzantine and Serbian [[icon]]s as well as sacred objects, various artifacts, and historical documents.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.
 
== See also ==
*Icon of [[Panagia Tricherousa]]
[[Category:Monasteries]]
[[Category:Serbian Monasteries]]
[[Category:Athonite Monasteries]]
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