Mount Athos

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Mount Athos is an autonomous monastic peninsula in northern Greece renowned for its centuries-old Eastern Orthodox monasteries, spiritual heritage, and restricted access to male pilgrims.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous region
monastic community
peninsula
accessRestriction children prohibited
limited number of male pilgrims
women prohibited
alsoKnownAs Mount Athos
surface form: Agion Oros

Holy Mountain
area approximately 335 square kilometers
autonomyStatus self-governed monastic state under Greek sovereignty
borderedBy Aegean Sea
capital Karyes
constitutionalStatus recognized in the Constitution of Greece
country Greece
earliestMajorMonasteryFoundation 963 (Great Lavra)
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Patriarchate of Constantinople
surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
elevation 2033 meters
foundedAsMonasticCenter 10th century
governingBody Mount Athos self-linksurface differs
surface form: Holy Community of Mount Athos

Holy Epistasia
hasMonastery Dionysiou Monastery
Dochiariou Monastery
Esphigmenou Monastery
Great Lavra
Gregoriou Monastery
Hilandar Monastery
Iviron Monastery
Karakallou Monastery
Konstamonitou Monastery
Koutloumousiou Monastery
Pantokratoros Monastery
Philotheou Monastery
Simonopetra Monastery
St. Andrew Skete
St. Anne Skete
St. Panteleimon Monastery
St. Paul Monastery
Stavronikita Monastery
Vatopedi Monastery
Xenophontos Monastery
Xeropotamou Monastery
Zograf Monastery
hasStatus male-only monastic republic
heritageType cultural landscape
religious heritage site
highestPoint Mount Athos self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mount Athos peak
legalBasisOfAutonomy international treaties and Greek law
locatedIn Macedonia (Greece)
surface form: Central Macedonia

Chalkidiki Peninsula
northern Greece
notableFor Byzantine art
continuous monastic life for over a millennium
hesychast spiritual tradition
iconography
manuscript collections
officialLanguage Greek
otherUsedLanguage Bulgarians
surface form: Bulgarian

Church Slavonic
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
partOf Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic
patronSaint Virgin Mary
surface form: Virgin Mary (Theotokos)
populationType lay workers
monks
novices
religion Eastern Orthodox monasticism
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
sovereignty Greece
timeZone Eastern European Time
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria i
ii
iv
v
vi
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1988
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
visaRequirement special entry permit (diamonitirion)

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St. Panteleimon Monastery partOf Mount Athos
this entity surface form: Mount Athos monastic republic
St. Panteleimon Monastery partOf Mount Athos
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Mount Athos
Xeropotamou Monastery locatedIn Mount Athos
Xeropotamou Monastery partOf Mount Athos
this entity surface form: Mount Athos monastic republic
Dochiariou Monastery locatedIn Mount Athos
Chalkidiki Peninsula hasPart Mount Athos
this entity surface form: Mount Athos Peninsula
Chalkidiki Peninsula easternmostProng Mount Athos
this entity surface form: Mount Athos Peninsula
Great Lavra locatedIn Mount Athos
Great Lavra partOf Mount Athos
this entity surface form: Mount Athos World Heritage Site
Holy Mountain traditionalNameOf Mount Athos
hesychast tradition associatedWith Mount Athos
Zograf Monastery locatedIn Mount Athos
Zograf Monastery monasticRepublic Mount Athos
Zograf Monastery locatedOn Mount Athos
this entity surface form: Athonite peninsula
Zograf Monastery belongsTo Mount Athos
this entity surface form: autonomous monastic state of Mount Athos
Konstamonitou Monastery locatedIn Mount Athos
Gregoriou Monastery locatedIn Mount Athos
Gregoriou Monastery heritageSiteOf Mount Athos
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Mount Athos
Northern Greece containsRegion Mount Athos
Theophanes the Cretan workLocation Mount Athos
Byzantine art hasCenter Mount Athos
Saint Sava educatedAt Mount Athos
Saint Sava placeOfMonasticTonsure Mount Athos
Serres (regional unit) bordersWith Mount Athos
Central Macedonia borders Mount Athos
Chalkidiki (regional unit) hasPeninsula Mount Athos
this entity surface form: Mount Athos Peninsula
Daniel Baud-Bovy notableWork Mount Athos
this entity surface form: Le Mont Athos
Kollyvades movement mainLocation Mount Athos
Kollyvades movement region Mount Athos
Unseen Warfare associatedWithPlace Mount Athos
the Hagiorite associatedWith Mount Athos
subject surface form: Nikodemos the Hagiorite
the Hagiorite placeOfDeath Mount Athos
subject surface form: Nikodemos the Hagiorite
the Hagiorite monasticAffiliation Mount Athos
subject surface form: Nikodemos the Hagiorite
the Hagiorite residence Mount Athos
subject surface form: Nikodemos the Hagiorite
the Hagiorite burialPlace Mount Athos
subject surface form: Nikodemos the Hagiorite
Chalcidice hasPart Mount Athos
this entity surface form: Mount Athos Peninsula
Chalcidice hasHighestPoint Mount Athos
Chalcidice contains Mount Athos
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki hasAdditionalCampus Mount Athos
this entity surface form: Mount Athos (for some theological studies)
Mountains of Greece (mythological) includes Mount Athos
this entity surface form: Mount Athos (mythological)
St. monasticTrainingAt Mount Athos
subject surface form: St. Gregory Palamas