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Simono Daukanto aikštėje bibliotekininkai, skaitytojai ir bibliotekų draugai suformavo gyvą užrašą „Myliu knygą“

Simono Daukanto aikštėje bibliotekininkai, skaitytojai ir bibliotekų draugai suformavo gyvą užrašą „Myliu knygą“

Mount Athos, Simonos Petra Monastery. September 1979.

Mt Athos - Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra – Simonopetra , Chalkidiki , Greece.Άγιο Όρος, Ιερά Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας , Χαλκιδική, Ελλάδα. George @ .βρύση στον προαύλιο χώρο της μονής

Extraordinary sunset at Ouranopolis

Mt Athos - Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra – Simonopetra , Chalkidiki , Greece.Άγιο Όρος, Ιερά Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας , Χαλκιδική, Ελλάδα. George @ . Ατενίζοντας από το ξύλινο μπαλκόνι της μονήςτην υπέροχη θέα του καταπρασινού βουνού.

The awesome view from the balcony of Simonos Petras: Mt. Athos at the background

The monk's complex at Simonos Petras

Simono Daukanto aikštėje bibliotekininkai, skaitytojai ir bibliotekų draugai suformavo gyvą užrašą „Myliu knygą“

Hay cosas que no se pueden olvidar.

pra mim a visao mais inesquecivel. Esse mosteiro ficava la em cima, e o barco parou para dedixar uns monges. mas nao saltamos ainda

Mount Athos, Simonos Petra Monastery. September 1979.

Mt Athos - Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra – Simonopetra , Chalkidiki , Greece.Άγιο Όρος, Ιερά Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας , Χαλκιδική, Ελλάδα. George @ . Ατενίζοντας από τον Ξύλινο εξώστη της μονής .

The magnificent holy monastery of Simonos Petras

It is one of the largest monasteries on Mt. Athos. Like many of the larger one it features a small protected harbour (which however did not save it from destruction in the middle ages at the hands of a number of forces - or from recurrent fires...).

The monastery is located on the south-west shore of the Athos peninsula. It was built by Saint Simon in the beginning of the 14th century on a sheer cliff rising 230 meters above the sea.

 

It occupies thirteenth rank in the hierarchical order of the twenty Athonite monasteries. It is inhabited by 80 monks (1990) and is coenobitic (communal).

 

Its majestic building is seven-storeyed. It has thrice been destroyed by fire, in the 14th and 17th centuries and in 1891. Most of the monastery’s documents, books, liturgical vessels and chrysobulls were destroyed in the fire, while the most recent disaster burnt down the katholikon and the library.

 

The monastery’s rebuilding began in 1891 aided by the generosity of the Russian Tsars. The katholikon is dedicated to the Birth of Christ, maintains the Athonite architecture and contains certain parts of the old building. It is a small church and it is not frescoed yet.

 

The monastery features four chapels inside its precinct and eight more outside. Within the predinct are the chapels of Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Charalambos, the Archangels and Saint George.

 

The treasury and the library do not feature noteworthy treasures of the past due to the numerous disasters, but today’s library is admirably organised and features modern books and periodicals related to the sciences.

The holy venerable monastery of Simonos Petras, founded in 1364 AD.

Keep praying while you are there!

scarlet campion, Silene laciniata ssp. laciniata, Pismo State Beach, elevation 0 m (0 ft). Corrected ID with thanks to Scott Simono.

Strolling down the road of Ouranopolis, waiting for the departure of our boat.

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