Skete of St Anne
Σκήτη Αγίας Άννας
Skete of Saint Anne is located in Mount Athos
Skete of Saint Anne
Location within Mount Athos
Monastery information
OrderGreek Orthodox
Dedicated toSt Anne
Site
LocationMount Athos
Greece Greece
Coordinates40°09′40″N 24°17′25″E / 40.1611°N 24.2903°E / 40.1611; 24.2903
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The Skete of St Anne is a dependent idiorrhythmic (hermitage-style) skete, a monastic community attached to the more formalised Great Lavra Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece.

It lies on the shore of the Aegean Sea about 800 metres from the New Skete.

The hamlet of Vouleftiria is located in the lower (western) part of the skete.[1]

History

The kyriakon (central church) of the Skete of Saint Anne was built in 1680 when the skete was being enlarged by Patriarch Dionysius III of Constantinople.[2]

List of cells

List of cells and other buildings in Agia Anna Skete:[3]

Notable people

Namesakes

Centaurea sanctae-annae, a species of knapweed, is named after the skete.[4]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "Βουλευτήρια ΑΓΙΟ ΟΡΟΣ, Δήμος ΑΓΙΟ ΟΡΟΣ (Αυτοδιοίκητο)". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  2. ^ Speake, Graham (2014). Mount Athos: renewal in paradise. Limni, Evia, Greece. p. 109. ISBN 978-960-7120-34-2. OCLC 903320491.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Howorth, Peter (2022). Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain. Filathonites. ISBN 978-0-473-41386-6.
  4. ^ Speake, Graham (2014). Mount Athos: renewal in paradise. Limni, Evia, Greece. p. 34. ISBN 978-960-7120-34-2. OCLC 903320491.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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