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Monastery of Stavronikita

The Stavronikita Monastery is 15th in class monasteries of Mount Athos. It is Greek, communal since 1968 and celebrated on December 6 St. Nicholas. It holds the miraculous icon of St. Nicholas of oysters. It called so, because when they took it out of the sea that had remained unchanged for hundrend years, in front of Saitn it was stuck an oyster that when pulled ran blood. It is the smallest monastery of Mount Athos, in the castle form a rudimentary court. The arbor is near the entrance of the monastery compensates the visitor. Situated on a rock, but who some years ago began to disintegrate. Thanks to the interventions K.E.D.A.K., this rock was reinforced with cement injections and thus stabilized. The aqueduct is located outside the monastery with arches, it is very remarkable architecturally.

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