Holy Monasteries Archives - Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi

01.11.2019

Name There is disagreement about the etymology of the name of the monastery of Esphigmenou. The first version accepts that the name is due to...

31.10.2019

The Monastery was first mentioned in a document from 1013, when it was called "Monastery of the Bird". Two years later it is mentioned with...

11.05.2011

From the beginning of the 18th century, the need for a school on Mount Athos had begun to be felt...

05.05.2011

It was founded shortly before 980, apparently by a hagiographer named George. Since the Byzantine years it has already begun to be created...

05.05.2011

It was founded before 956 and is probably the oldest of the surviving monasteries on Mount Athos. Due to the unstable terrain...

05.05.2011

It was founded in 1357 by the brothers Alexios and Ioannis, military and political figures of the empire. The Catholic, honored in...

05.05.2011

It was founded before 1169, the year in which it was first mentioned. During the second half of the 14th century,...

05.05.2011

It was founded shortly after 1370 by Saint Dionysios, a native of Korysos in Kastoria, with funding from...