Skiti Agia Anna
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Ayion Oros /
Kariai /
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, 12 km from center (Καρυαί)
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Five hours away from the monastery of Megisti Lavra and one hour away from Saint Paul’s monastery, lies the Skiti of Agia Anna. Agia Anna is the oldest and largest Skiti in Mount Athos ( Agion Oros ). It was founded in the 16th century and today consists of 50 cells (kellia) and huts (kalives), occupied by 85 monks. Agia Anna’s Kiriako (main temple) is named in honor of St. Anne and was built by Patriarch Dionysius Vardalis in 1666. The library contains 200 manuscripts, 3 codes made of parchment, 700 prints and many icons. The Skiti belongs to Megisti Lavra monastery. www.mountathosinfos.gr/pages/skites/anna.en.html
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Coordinates: 40°8'21"N 24°17'44"E
- THE NEA SKITI 1.3 km
- Skiti Agias Triados - Kafsokalyvia 3.9 km
- St. Demetrius Lakku Skete (Lakkoskiti) 6.8 km
- Prodromos Skete 7.3 km
- St. Panteleimon Monastery (Rossikon) 14 km
- Xenophontos Monastery 17 km
- Skiti Agiou Dimitriou 20 km
- The Holy Monastery of Vatopedi 21 km
- Hilandar(Chilandari) Monastery 27 km
- Saint John Theologian holy hesychastirion /Souroti-Thessaloniki 111 km
- Katounakia 1.8 km
- Transfiguration of Christ hurch 3.4 km
- Peak of Mountain Athos 3.4 km
- Agios Christophoros 3.7 km
- Mount Athos 3.8 km
- Heliport of Megistis Lavras Monastery 8.1 km
- Trapeza (dining room) 8.2 km
- Mount Athos (Agion Oros) 18 km
- Siggitikos Gulf 26 km
- Thracian Sea 91 km