Kafsokalyvia | |
Name Local: | Καυσοκαλύβια |
Caption Skyline: | View of Kafsokalyvia |
Coordinates: | 40.1294°N 24.3406°W |
Periph: | Mount Athos |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population: | 25 |
Kafsokalyvia (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Καυσοκαλύβια|lit=burning hut) is a settlement and idiorrhythmic skete in Mount Athos. It is located at the southern edge of the Athos peninsula. Kafsokalyvia is named after Maximos Kausokalybites ("Maximos the Hut Burner"), a 14th-century Christian hermit.[1]
It is also known as the Holy Trinity Skete (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σκήτη Αγίας Τριάδος|translit=Skiti Agias Triados).[1]
There are 40 cells in Kafsokalyvia, not all of which are occupied. As of 2014, there were 35 monks living at Kafsokalyvia (Speake 2014).[1] The population at the 2021 census was 25.
A regular ferry service connects the port of Kafsokalyvia[2] with Dafni, the main port of Mount Athos.[3]
List of cells and other buildings in Kafsokalyvia:[4]
Notable monks who have lived at Kafsokalyvia include: