Kafsokalyvia Explained

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

List of cells and other buildings in Kafsokalyvia:[4]

Notable people

Notable monks who have lived at Kafsokalyvia include:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Speake, Graham . Mount Athos: renewal in paradise . Limni, Evia, Greece . 2014 . 978-960-7120-34-2 . 903320491 . 207–208.
  2. Book: Howorth, Peter. Mount Athos The Holy Mountain. 2022. 978-0-473-41386-6.
  3. Web site: Ferry service . Mount Athos Infos . 2022-01-25 . 2022-06-10.
  4. Book: Howorth, Peter. Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain. Filathonites. 2022. 978-0-473-41386-6.