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Skete of the Annunciation

Coordinates:40°15′09″N24°11′53″E/ 40.2525°N 24.1981°E/40.2525; 24.1981
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The main church of the skete

TheSkete of the Annunciation of theTheotokos(Greek:Σκήτη Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου) is asketeof theMonastery of Xenophontos,onMount Athos,Greece.

The skete was founded in 1766[1]by thehieromonkSylvester, and the monks Efrem and Agapios.[2]

Today the skete consists of 26 residences occupied by 10 monks,[3]alibraryholding 360 hand written codexes and 500 prints,[4]and a church built in 1766 containing 100iconsand therelicsofSt. CharalamposandSt. Modestos.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^Holy Skites of Mount Athos (SKITE OF ANNUNCIATION OF THE VIRGIN).
  2. ^abThe Skete of Annunciation of the Mother of God.
  3. ^abThe sketae - Mount Athos.
  4. ^The Skete of Annunciation of the Mother of God.

40°15′09″N24°11′53″E/ 40.2525°N 24.1981°E/40.2525; 24.1981

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