Skete of Saint Anne explained

Skete of St Anne
Native Name:Σκήτη Αγίας Άννας
Order:Greek Orthodox
Location:Mount Athos
Greece
Map Type:Mount Athos
Coordinates:40.1611°N 24.2903°W
Dedication:St Anne
Public Access:Men only

The Skete of St Anne is a dependent idiorrhythmic (hermitage-style) skete, a monastic community attached to the more formalised Great Lavra Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece.

It lies on the shore of the Aegean Sea about 800 metres from the New Skete.

The hamlet of Vouleftiria is located in the lower (western) part of the skete.[1]

History

The kyriakon (central church) of the Skete of Saint Anne was built in 1680 when the skete was being enlarged by Patriarch Dionysius III of Constantinople.[2]

List of cells

List of cells and other buildings in Agia Anna Skete:[3]

Notable people

Namesakes

Centaurea sanctae-annae, a species of knapweed, is named after the skete.[4]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Βουλευτήρια ΑΓΙΟ ΟΡΟΣ, Δήμος ΑΓΙΟ ΟΡΟΣ (Αυτοδιοίκητο) . buk.gr . el . 2022-06-09.
  2. Book: Speake, Graham. Mount Athos: renewal in paradise. Limni, Evia, Greece. 2014. 978-960-7120-34-2. 903320491. 109.
  3. Book: Howorth, Peter. Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain. Filathonites. 2022. 978-0-473-41386-6.
  4. Book: Speake, Graham. Mount Athos: renewal in paradise. Limni, Evia, Greece. 2014. 978-960-7120-34-2. 903320491. 34.