Koutloumousiou Monastery
Μονή Κουτλουμουσίου | |
Monastery information | |
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Full name | Holy Monastery of Koutloumousiou |
Order | Ecumenical Patriarchate |
Dedicated to | Transfiguration of the Saviour |
Diocese | Mount Athos |
Prior | Archimandrite Elder Nikolaos |
Site | |
Location | Mount Athos, Greece |
Coordinates | 40°15′13″N 24°14′50″E / 40.2536°N 24.2472°E |
Public access | Men only |
The Koutloumousiou Monastery (Greek: Μονή Κουτλουμουσίου) or Koutloumousi (Κουτλουμούσι) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery ranks sixth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.
The monastery was raised with the help of voivodes Nicolae Alexandru Basarab and Vladislav Vlaicu from Wallachia, while other Wallachian voivodes contributed with substantial financial donations (Mircea cel Bătrân, Laiotă Basarab, Basarab cel Tânăr, Vlad al IV-lea Călugărul, Vlad al VI-lea Înecatul, Vlad al VII-lea Vintilă, Radu cel Mare, Neagoe Basarab).[1]
The monastery's library contains 662 manuscripts and approximately 3,500 printed books.
It has 26 working monks.
Koutloumousiou Bridge (Greek: Γεφύρι στην Ιερά Μονή Κουτλουμουσίου) connects Koutloumousiou Monastery with Karyes.
Notable people
- George (Schaefer)
- St. Paisios of Mount Athos
- Father Christodoulos, who became Abbot of Koutloumousiou in 1975 after migrating with 8 monks from a monastery in Euboea[2]
Gallery
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Olive trees near the monastery
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The church of the monastery
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Church detail
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Courtyard detail
References
- ^ http://www.mountathos.gr/active.aspx?mode=en{58c89da4-f6e0-4e21-8c4b-70308d98a2c1}View Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dorobantu, Marius (2017-08-28). Hesychasm, the Jesus Prayer and the contemporary spiritual revival of Mount Athos (Master's thesis). Nijmegen: Radboud University. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
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