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Vatopedi Monastery
Ι.Μ. Βατοπεδίου
External view of the monastery.
Vatopedi is located in Mount Athos
Vatopedi
Location within Mount Athos
Monastery information
Full nameHoly Great Monastery of Vatopedi
OrderEcumenical Patriarchate
Establishedmid 10th century
Dedicated toAnnunciation
DioceseMount Athos
Controlled churchesSkete of Saint Andrew; Skete of Saint Demetrius
People
Founder(s)Athanasius, Nicholas and Antonius (all from Adrianople)
PriorArchimandrite Elder Efrem
Important associated figuresElder Joseph (1921-2009); Gregorius, Metropolitan of Irinoupolis & Vatopedi; Elder Philippos; Elder Minas; Elder Neophytos; Elder Arkadius; Cosmas of Aetolia
Site
LocationMount Athos, Greece
Coordinates40°19′00″N 24°13′00″E / 40.316667°N 24.216667°E / 40.316667; 24.216667
Public accessMen only
Other information7 icons of Virgin Mary: Elaiovrytissa, Ktetorissa (Vimatarissa), Esphagmeni, Pantanassa, Pyrovolitheisa, Antiphonitria and Paramythia
Interior
Overview
The Holy Trinity, fresco on the ceiling of the entrance (πρόστωον) of the katholikon at Vatopedi.
Frescoes

The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi (Greek: Βατοπέδι, pronounced [vatoˈpeði]) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece. The monastery was expanded several times during its history, particularly during the Byzantine period and in the 18th and 19th centuries. More than 120 monks live in the monastery.

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The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi (Greek: Βατοπέδι, pronounced [vatoˈpeði]) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece. The monastery...

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Joseph of Vatopedi

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of Vatopedi (or Joseph of Vatopaidi, Greek: Ιωσήφ ο Βατοπαιδινός, also known as Joseph the Younger; Paphos District, Cyprus, 1 July 1921 – Vatopedi, Mount...

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Ephraim of Vatopedi

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Elder Ephraim of Vatopedi (born 1956 as Vasilios Koutsou) is a Greek Cypriot Orthodox Christian hieromonk and archimandrite. He is currently Abbot of the...

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Monastic community of Mount Athos

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Albanian; Panteleïmon was Russian; Simonopetra was Bulgarian; Great Lavra, Vatopedi, Pantokratoros and Stavronikita were Greek; and Zographou, Kastamonitou...

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John Chrysostom

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George, Istanbul. The skull, however, having been kept at the monastery at Vatopedi on Mount Athos in northern Greece, was not among the relics that were taken...

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Joseph the Hesychast

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took the name Joseph and later served as Elder of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos until his death on July 1, 2009. Another member of the group...

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Cincture of the Theotokos

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believed to be a relic of the Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary), now in the Vatopedi monastery on Mount Athos, which is venerated by the Holy Eastern Orthodox...

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Theodoros Roussopoulos

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Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (since 2019). On October 23, 2008 the Vatopedi scandal prompted State Minister and government spokesperson Theodoros Roussopoulos...

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Manuel Panselinos

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frescos. His works can be found in several monasteries of Mount Athos: Vatopedi, Megisti Lavra, and the Protaton Church in Karyes. His most important work...

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Ouranoupoli

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manufacturing. In 1926, the old Tower of Prosforion was leased from the monks of Vatopedi to Sydney and Joice Loch who were based there till their deaths in 1955...

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Agapius of Galatista

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hagiographers Galatsanoi, who painted many icons and murals in the Mount Athos Vatopedi monastery. Agapius, when still young, travelled to Jerusalem, where he...

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Theodosius I

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In Eastern Orthodox Church he is commemorated as ktetor of Vatopedi and donator of Vatopedi icon of the Mother of God. According to art historian David...

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Saint Sava

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the Serbian court with other Athonite monks. Sava then entered the Greek Vatopedi monastery, where he would stay for the next seven years, and became more...

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Pantokratoros Monastery

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become a significant figure in the Modern Greek Enlightenment. In 1992, Vatopedi was converted from an idiorrhythmic monastery into a cenobitic one, becoming...

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Ammouliani

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Stagira-Akanthos. Until the early 1900s, Ammouliani was a dependency of Vatopedi Monastery of Mount Athos. In 1925, the island was given to the refugees'...

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Philokalia

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(14th century) and 629 (15th century) from the library of the monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos. Although these works were individually known in the monastic...

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Book of Job in Byzantine illuminated manuscripts

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There are fourteen known Byzantine manuscripts of the Book of Job dating from the 9th to 14th centuries, as well as a post-Byzantine codex illuminated...

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The Trinity in art

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1491 "Gottes Not", Jusepe de Ribera, ca. 1635 Icon of the Holy Trinity at Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos Michael Damaskenos Icon of the Holy Liturgy, from...

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Alexios I of Trebizond

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manuscript written at Mount Athos that tells us David died as a monk of Vatopedi monastery on 13 December 1212. How he went from trusted ally of Alexios...

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George Synadenos Astras

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others which were granted to the Athonite monasteries of Great Lavra, Vatopedi, and Dionysiou. He was related by marriage to Emperor John V Palaiologos...

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Gregory Palamas

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and became a novice there in the Vatopedi monastery under the guidance of the monastic Elder St Nicodemos of Vatopedi. Eventually, he was tonsured a monk...

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Xenophontos Monastery

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some of the best traditional Byzantine chanting in the whole peninsula; Vatopedi and Gregoriou may be its only rivals. In 1976, Abbot Alexios of Xenophontos...

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Joseph

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president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Joseph of Vatopedi (1921–2009), Greek Cypriot Orthodox monk Joseph Vaz, Indian Catholic priest...

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Kyriakos Velopoulos

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seen the light of day before. ... MANUSCRIPT CODE 928 - HOLY MONASTERY OF VATOPEDI - EPISTLE OF ABGAR TO CHRIST AND CHRIST'S ANSWER TO HIM" (Original: "αρχαία...

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Paisios of Mount Athos

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saved," he said. It is unclear which saint this refers to: Saint Cosmas of Vatopedi (1276) and the Venerable monks of Karyes Skete on Mount Athos, (5 December);...

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