protos’ church of Mount Athos
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The protos’ church of Mount Athos, known as the Protaton, is the principal and oldest cathedral of the monastic community on Mount Athos, serving as its spiritual and administrative center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| protos’ church of Mount Athos canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox church
ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cathedral of Karyes
NERFINISHED
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Church of the Protaton NERFINISHED ⓘ Protos’ church of Mount Athos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Dormition of the Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorPlan | basilica-type church ⓘ |
| governs | Holy Community of Mount Athos (as its seat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecoration | Byzantine frescoes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
place of common worship for Athonite monks
ⓘ
site of assemblies of the Holy Community of Mount Athos ⓘ |
| hasPart | fresco cycle by Manuel Panselinos ⓘ |
| hasRole |
oldest cathedral of Mount Athos
ⓘ
principal church of Mount Athos ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Heritage Site "Mount Athos" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karyes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Athos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | seat of the Protos of Mount Athos ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Athos Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | office of the Protos of Mount Athos ⓘ |
| partOf | Monastic community of Mount Athos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| significance |
central church for pan-Athonite liturgical celebrations
ⓘ
symbol of the unity of the Athonite monasteries ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine monastic tradition ⓘ |
| use |
administrative center of Mount Athos
ⓘ
cathedral church of Mount Athos NERFINISHED ⓘ spiritual center of Mount Athos ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.