The monastery is situated between the monasteries of Great Lavra and
Iviron, on a slope by the sea and is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. Inside
the fortified enclosure, there is the Katholikon of athonite type, built in mid
16th c. and decorated with frescoes in the early 18th c. The monastery has 7 chapels,
4 Kellia in Karyes, and 14 Kellia in the forest to the S.W. of it.
The monastery is mentioned in documents of 1018 and 1087. In the 13th
c. the monastery is entirely ruined and rebuilt by the emperors Andronic II and
Ioannis V Paleologos. Afterwards the monastery is attacked by Latins and pirates.
In the 16th c. it is completely destroyed and rebuilt with the financial aid of
rulers of Moldavia and Vlachia.
In the monastery, there are many portable icons, holy heirlooms and
ecclesiastical vessels. The library contains 279 manuscripts and about 2,500 books.
Byzantine & Post-Byzantine Monuments
Art & culture
On site monuments
Monastery: Middle Byzantine period, AD 610-1204
Churches: Post-Byzantine period, 1453-1821
Tower: Post-Byzantine period, 1453-1821
Frescoes
Cultural Heritage
World Heritage Monument (UNESCO)
Executives & Departments
Archaeological service:, 10th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities, Agion Oros Office, Karyes, Tel.: 23770 24015, Fax: 23770 24015, Email: Requires Login as Tourism Professional
