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Belonging to the abbey of the [[Great Lavra (Athos)|Great Lavra]], the Romanian skete of Saint John the Baptist is perched upon a low rocky hill located between [[Kavsokalyvia Skete (Athos)|Kavsokalyvia Skete]] and the Lavra itself. Prior to 1857 it existed as a Greek cell but after being sold to Romanian monks Nekatarios and Niphon it became recognized as a skete. Its architectural design is typically Athonite with buildings rectangularly shaped around the a central courtyard.