Vigla
Βίγλα
Vigla is located in Greece
Vigla
Vigla
Coordinates: 40°08′05″N 24°22′23″E / 40.1346977651°N 24.3731498822°E / 40.1346977651; 24.3731498822
CountryGreece
Administrative regionMount Athos
Elevation
264 m (866 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Vigla (Greek: Βίγλα) is a settlement in Mount Athos. It is located at the southeastern edge of the Athos peninsula.[1]

The settlement of Vigla on the southeastern tip of the Athonite peninsula is not to be confused with Megali Vigla, a 510 metre-high peak within the Mount Athos monastic territory that is less than 1.5 km from the border with Greece.[2]

Sites

The Skete of Prodromos, which belongs to the Great Lavra, is located in Vigla.[3]: 69 

The Cave of St. Athanasius the Athonite is located on the cliffside of Vigla.[3]: 71  The cave was also where Saint Joseph the Hesychast (born Francis Kottis) took the name Joseph as he meditated there.[4]

The Cave of the Birth of Jesus is also located in the Vigla area. Osios Theodoros lived there as an ascetic and hermit.[3]: 71 

References

  1. ^ "Βίγλα ΑΓΙΟ ΟΡΟΣ, Δήμος ΑΓΙΟ ΟΡΟΣ (Αυτοδιοίκητο)". buk.gr. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  2. ^ Della Dora, Veronica (2016). Landscape, Nature, and the Sacred in Byzantium. Cambridge. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-316-48838-6. OCLC 938434170.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b c Lilios, Loukas K. (2017). Mount Athos: Pilgrimage to "The Garden of Virgin Mary". Translated by Konstantina, Vlachoutsakou. Livadia: Lilios Publishers. ISBN 978-618-81848-6-2.
  4. ^ The Holy Elder Joseph the Hesychast, I.M. of Timios Prodromos Mesa Potamos, p. 23
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