monastic community of Mount Athos, Greece
Esphigmenou Monastery
monastic community of Mount Athos, Greece
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Esphigmenou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Ascension of Christ on Mount Athos, Greece, built beside the sea on the northern part of the Athonite peninsula. Its current buildings date to the 10th century, though tradition holds that the site housed a monastery as early as the 5th century. It is the northernmost of the Athonite monasteries, lies near Hilandar, and is considered among the most conservative of the Athonite houses.
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- monastic community of Mount Athos, Greece
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