Kafsokalyvia
Καυσοκαλύβια
Settlement
View of Kafsokalyvia
View of Kafsokalyvia
Kafsokalyvia is located in Greece
Kafsokalyvia
Kafsokalyvia
Coordinates: 40°07′46″N 24°20′26″E / 40.12944°N 24.34056°E / 40.12944; 24.34056
CountryGreece
Administrative regionMount Athos
Population
 (2014)
 • Total35[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kafsokalyvia (Greek: Καυσοκαλύβια, lit. 'burning hut') is a settlement and idiorrhythmic skete in Mount Athos. It is located at the southern edge of the Athos peninsula. Kafsokalyvia is named after Maximos Kausokalybites ("Maximos the Hut Burner"), a 14th-century Christian hermit.[1]

It is also known as the Holy Trinity Skete (Greek: Σκήτη Αγίας Τριάδος, romanized: Skiti Agias Triados).[1]

There are 40 cells in Kafsokalyvia, not all of which are occupied. There are 35 monks living at Kafsokalyvia (Speake 2014).[1]

A regular ferry service connects the port of Kafsokalyvia[2] with Dafni, the main port of Mount Athos.[3]

List of cells

List of cells and other buildings in Kafsokalyvia:[4]

Notable people

Notable monks who have lived at Kafsokalyvia include:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Speake, Graham (2014). Mount Athos: renewal in paradise. Limni, Evia, Greece. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-960-7120-34-2. OCLC 903320491.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Howorth, Peter (2022). Mount Athos The Holy Mountain. ISBN 978-0-473-41386-6.
  3. ^ "Ferry service". Mount Athos Infos. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. ^ Howorth, Peter (2022). Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain. Filathonites. ISBN 978-0-473-41386-6.
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