The Monastery Moni Osiou Grigoriou
The consecrated to Saint Nikolaos, monastery, dates from the 14th Century and is relatively young. It is located on the west coast, right on the water and is one of the smallest monasteries to Athos.
That colourful building was founded either by the young St. Gregorios or his teachers, the Gregorios Sinaiten. In a document from the year 1347 it is mentioned first.
That colourful building was founded either by the young St. Gregorios or his teachers, the Gregorios Sinaiten. In a document from the year 1347 it is mentioned first.
( Greek-Orthodox; Holiday: 6. Dezember )
In Typikon from the year 1394 it will be 22nd among 25 monasteries.
Only at 1483 appears again the monastery in old records, as the abbot Aberkios has signed a document in a Slavic language. At this time more than 270 monks are in the monastery. Then they reduced until the Romanian Prince Stefan the Great, rebuilt it.
A major fire in 1761 at the monastery was almost fatal, since the number of monks rapidly declined. Nevertheless, until the 19th Century Romanian patrons assert its existence. It was 1776 when the north wing inaugurated. This was followed by the newly built Katholikon at1779 and the new south wing of the monastery at 1783.
Between 1892 and 1900, the monastery doubled, and more, the monks because from the end of the 19th Century, it experienced a real boom by the influx of monks.
The church is equipped with wall paintings from the 18th and 19 Centuries. In addition, there is one icon in Athos absolutely unusual, a 500-year-old representation of the nursing Virgin Mary (Panagia Galaktotrophoussa). The library of the monastery has 300 ancient manuscripts, and 400 valuable books.
In Typikon from the year 1394 it will be 22nd among 25 monasteries.
Only at 1483 appears again the monastery in old records, as the abbot Aberkios has signed a document in a Slavic language. At this time more than 270 monks are in the monastery. Then they reduced until the Romanian Prince Stefan the Great, rebuilt it.
A major fire in 1761 at the monastery was almost fatal, since the number of monks rapidly declined. Nevertheless, until the 19th Century Romanian patrons assert its existence. It was 1776 when the north wing inaugurated. This was followed by the newly built Katholikon at1779 and the new south wing of the monastery at 1783.
Between 1892 and 1900, the monastery doubled, and more, the monks because from the end of the 19th Century, it experienced a real boom by the influx of monks.
The church is equipped with wall paintings from the 18th and 19 Centuries. In addition, there is one icon in Athos absolutely unusual, a 500-year-old representation of the nursing Virgin Mary (Panagia Galaktotrophoussa). The library of the monastery has 300 ancient manuscripts, and 400 valuable books.
01. Moni Megistis Lavra greek-orthodox
02. Moni Vatopediou greek-orthodox
03. Moni Iviron greek-orthodox
04. Moni Chilandariou serbian-orthodox
05. Moni Dionysiou greek-orthodox
06. Moni Koutloumousiou greek-orthodox
07. Moni Pandokratoros greek-orthodox
08. Moni Xiropotamou greek-orthodox
09. Moni Zografou bulgarian-orthodox
10. Moni Dochiariou greek-orthodox
11. Moni Karakalou greek-orthodox
12. Moni Philotheo greek-orthodox
13. Moni Simonos Petras greek-orthodox
14. Moni Agiou Pavlou greek-orthodox
15. Moni Stavronikita greek-orthodox
16. Moni Xenofondos greek-orthodox
17. Moni Osiou Grigoriou greek-orthodox
18. Moni Esfigmenou greek-orthodox
19. Moni Agiou Panteleimonos russ.-orthodox
20. Moni Konstamonitou greek-orthodox
