10. Lavras (Megistis Lavras) Monastery
Address: Phone: +30 377 22586 Divine Liturgy Service: Greek Established: 963 Celebration/Hram:  Other:  The Monastery is located on Mount Athos, Greece
Extended Information/Photos: It is the oldest and most important of the ruling monasteries, and physically the most imposing establishment on Athos, with 37 chapels within its walls. WWW Links: http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/lavras http://www.helios.gr/travel-guide/halkidiki/frames/f_main2.htm http://www.dilos.com/location/13459

11. Pantokrator  Monastery
Address: Divine Liturgy Service: Greek Established: 14th century, by Alexios the Stratopedarch and John the Primikerios Celebration/Hram: Transfiguration of Our Lord Other:
Extended Information/Photos: Pantokrator is built on  the north-east side of the peninsula. The monastery occupies the seventh rank in the hierarchical order of the Athonite monasteries. WWW Links: http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/pantokrator http://www.dilos.com/location/13465

12.  Philotheo Monastery
Address: Mount Athos, Greece Divine Liturgy Service: Greek Established: in the last quarter of the 10th century by the Blessed Philotheos Celebration/Hram:  Other:
Extended Information/Photos: Philotheou monastery is located on the east side of the peninsula at an altitude of 533 m on a wooded slope. The monastery has held 12th place in the Athonite hierarchy since 1574. The most valuable item in the monastery is the miracle-working icon of the Virgin kissing the Child, surnamed the Glykophilousa(The Sweetly-Kissing-One). WWW Links:  http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/philotheou http://www.sacredsites.com/2nd56/253.html  http://www.dilos.com/location/13478

13. Simonopetra (Simonos Petra) Monastery
Address: Mount Athos, Greece Divine Liturgy Service: Greek Established: The monastery was founded by Saint Simon who lived on Mount Athos about the middle of the 13th century. Celebration/Hram:  The katholikon is dedicated to the Nativity of Christ. Other:
Extended Information/Photos: The monastery is located on the south-west shore of the Athos peninsula on a sheer cliff rising 230 meters above the sea. Its majestic building is seven-storeyed. The monastery of Simonopetra ranks 13th in the Athonite hierarchy. WWW Links: http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/simonopetra http://www.helios.gr/travel-guide/halkidiki/frames/f_main2.htm http://www.dilos.com/location/13470

14. St. Panteleimon Monastery
Address:  IERA MONI ST. PANTELEIMONOS GR 63086 Karyai, Agion Oros (Mount Athos), Greece Phone: (30-377) 2-32-52  Divine Liturgy Service: Greek and Russian Established: was built at its current site in 1765, while the original building dates back to the beginning of the eleventh century. Celebration/Hram:   St.Panteleimon Other:  The Monastery is located on Mount Athos, Greece
Extended Information/Photos: The monastery of St.Panteleimon, known also as a Russian one, is built on the south-west side of the peninsula, on an inlet of Singitic Gulf beyond Xenophontos and before reaching Daphne. The monastery of St Panteleimon  holds 19th place in the Athonite hierarchy. To Saint Panteleimon belongs four dependencies, the skete of Xylourgou or Bogoroditsa, the Chromitsa metochion, the Nea Thebais or Gournoskete and Paleomonastiro. Since 1968 some large buildings close to the sea have been turned into guest chambers. WWW Links: http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/panteleimon http://www.culture.gr/2/21/212/21210a/e212ja12.html http://www.dilos.com/location/13476

15. St. Paul  Monastery
Address: Divine Liturgy Service: Greek Established: 10th century Celebration/Hram:  Christ the Savior Other:
Extended Information/Photos: St. Paul  is located on the west side of Mount Athos and lies beside a rushing torrent on the western tip of the cape, about 20 minutes walk above it’s port. It occupies the fourteenth rank in the hierarchical order of the Athonite monasteries. WWW Links: http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/stpaul http://www.dilos.com/location/13471

16. Stavronikita Monastery
Address:  Aghion Oros - Athos, Greece Phone: +30 377 61218  or  +30-23770-23255 Divine Liturgy Service: Greek and English Established: before 11th century Celebration/Hram:  The katholikon is dedicated to St. Nicholas Other:
Extended Information/Photos: Stavronikita is built on a levelled headland above the sea, approximately in the centre of the north-east shore of the peninsula. It lies between the monasteries of Iveron and Pantokator. This small monastery was the last founded on Athos. It occupies the fifteenth rank in the hierarchical order of the twenty Athonite monasteries. WWW Links: http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/stavronikita http://www.culture.gr/2/21/212/21210a/e212ja19.html http://www.helios.gr/travel-guide/halkidiki/frames/f_main2.htm http://www.dilos.com/location/13472

17.  Vatopedi (Vatopediou) Monastery
Address:  I.M.M. BATONAIDIOY 63086 Karyes, GRECIA Divine Liturgy Service: Greek Established: at the end of the 4th century by the emperor Theodosius I Celebration/Hram:  Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary(March 25th) Other:
Extended Information/Photos: The Monastery is located on the north-eastern part of the Athos peninsula. The monastery of Vatopedi is the second oldest monastery on and holds 2nd place in Athonite hierarchy. To Vatopedi belongs the Greek skete of Saint Demetrios and the Russian skete of Saint Andrew (Serrai). WWW Links: http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/vatopedi http://www.helios.gr/travel-guide/halkidiki/frames/f_main2.htm http://www.dilos.com/location/13460

18. Xeropotamou  Monastery
Address: Divine Liturgy Service: Greek Established: at the end of the 10th century Celebration/Hram: Forty Martyrs Other: Xeropotamou today holds 8th place in Atonite hierarchy.
Extended Information/Photos: Xeropotamou  is located on the south-west side of the Athos peninsula and occupies a prominent ridge in the middle of the peninsula above the road from Daphne to Karyes. It occupies the eighth rank in the hierarchical order of the Athonite monasteries. WWW Links: http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/xeropotamou http://www.dilos.com/location/13466

19. Xenophontos ( Xenofontos) Monastery
Address:  The Monastery is located on Mount Athos, Greece Divine Liturgy Service: Greek Established: in 1010 by the monk Xenophon Celebration/Hram:  Other:
Extended Information/Photos: The Monastery of Xenophontos is located at the south-western part of the Athos peninsula, built on a low hill close to the sea, between monasteries of Docheiariou and St Panteleimon. The monastery of Xenophontos ranks 16th in the Athonite hierarchy. WWW Links: http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/xenophontos http://www.helios.gr/travel-guide/halkidiki/frames/f_main2.htm http://www.dilos.com/location/13474

20. Zographou  Monastery
Address: Divine Liturgy Service: Bulgarian Established: 10th century Celebration/Hram:  St George Other:
Extended Information/Photos: The monastery of Zographou lies on the top of a rise, tucked into a woody fold, hidden from the sea. It is on the south-west side of the peninsula, about an hour uphill walk from its port. At the moment Zographou ranks ninth in the monastic hierarchy of Mount Athos. WWW Links: http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/zographou http://www.dilos.com/location/13467

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