Kafsokalyvia
Καυσοκαλύβια | |
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Settlement | |
Coordinates: 40°07′46″N 24°20′26″E / 40.12944°N 24.34056°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Mount Athos |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 35 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Kafsokalyvia ( Greek: 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: Σκήτη Αγίας Τριάδος, romanized: Skiti Agias Triados). [1]
There are 40 cells in Kafsokalyvia, not all of which are occupied. There are 35 monks living at Kafsokalyvia (Speake 2014). [1]
A regular ferry service connects the port of Kafsokalyvia [2] with Dafni, the main port of Mount Athos. [3]
List of cells and other buildings in Kafsokalyvia: [4]
Notable monks who have lived at Kafsokalyvia include:
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Kafsokalyvia
Καυσοκαλύβια | |
---|---|
Settlement | |
Coordinates: 40°07′46″N 24°20′26″E / 40.12944°N 24.34056°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Mount Athos |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 35 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Kafsokalyvia ( Greek: 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: Σκήτη Αγίας Τριάδος, romanized: Skiti Agias Triados). [1]
There are 40 cells in Kafsokalyvia, not all of which are occupied. There are 35 monks living at Kafsokalyvia (Speake 2014). [1]
A regular ferry service connects the port of Kafsokalyvia [2] with Dafni, the main port of Mount Athos. [3]
List of cells and other buildings in Kafsokalyvia: [4]
Notable monks who have lived at Kafsokalyvia include:
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