The official visit of the Kyiv Orthodox delegation has ended theological academy to institutions of higher theological education and sanctuaries of Greece. ... Read more » |
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Together with a delegation from the Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy, she visited the Vatopedi Monastery (Greek: Βατοπέδι) on Mount Athos in Greece, the second in the hierarchy of Athos monasteries, one of the oldest and largest. It is located on the northeastern coast of the Ayon Oros peninsula, between the monasteries of Esphigmenou and Pantocrator.
The monastery was named Vatopedi because in 395, near the place where the monastery was later built, the young prince Arkady fell into the sea from a ship and was brought to shore unharmed by the miraculous intercession of the Mother of God. Here he was found standing under a bush. The name "vatopedi" ("bush of the young man") c ... Read more » |
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On May 13, 2023, a delegation of the Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy headed by Rector Professor Archpriest Alexander Trofimliuk visited the Pantocrator Monastery on Mount Athos, where they met with the abbot of the monastery, Archimandrite Gabriel. The Pantocrator Monastery (Greek: Μονή Παντοκράτορος) ranks seventh in the hierarchy of the Holy Mountain. It is located on the northeastern side of the Ayon Oros peninsula. In 1746, Father Paisius Velichkovsky founded the St. Elijah Skete, which until May 1992 was part of the courtyard of the Pantocrator Monastery, and then moved to the Vatopedi Monastery.
Pantokrator Monastery was founded al ... Read more » |
