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Monastery of Xiropotamos
Last Update: Feb 2011
Monastery of Xiropotamos
(Est. 10th century)
Tel.: +30 23770 23251, 23733
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Fax: +30 23770 23733
Monastery of Xiropotamos - Photo Gallery
Monastery of Xiropotamos - Overview
The monastery is in the middle of the athonite peninsula, on the way
from Daphne to Karyes and is dedicated to the 40 Martyrs. The Katholicon was built
in 1761 by the monk Caesarius Daponte and decorated with frescoes in 1783. The
monastery has several chapels and a few kellia.
The monastery was founded in the end of 10th c., possibly by the monk
Pavlos Xeropotaminos, and prospered till the Frankish conquest, when it is attacked
and sacked by pirates. In the late Byzantine period it is financially supported
by the Paleologan dynasty as well as Serbian rulers. After the fall of Byzantium,
the turkish raids, and two destructive fires in 1507 and 1609, cause serious damages
to the monastery.
The monastery owns a rich collection of heirlooms, the most outstanding
of which, is the largest in the world piece of the Christ's Cross, as well as
a small round steatite icon, known as the Pulcheria Disk.
The library contains about 400 manuscripts and 4,000 books.
The monastery is inhabited by a brotherhood of 30 monks.
Executives & Departments
- Archaeological service:, Tel.: 23770 24015, Fax: 23770 24015, Email:
 10th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities, Agion Oros Office, Karyes
- Information office, Tel.: 23770 23280
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Byzantine & Post-Byzantine Monuments
Art & culture
| Cultural Heritage | • World Heritage Monument (UNESCO) | | On site monuments | • Churches / Post-Byzantine period, 1453-1821 • Monastery / Middle Byzantine period, AD 610-1204 |
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