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{{Athonitemonastery|
name=Holy Monastery of Karakalou|
rank=Eleventh|
type=Cenobitic Monastery|
founded=Eleventh Century by Fr Karakalas|
superior=''unknown''|
size=''unknown''|
location=''unknown''|
language=Greek|
music=[[Byzantine chant]]|
feasts=[[June 29|Sts. Peter and Paul]]|
}}
The '''Karakalou Monastery''' is situated on the southwest side of the Athos Peninsula in northern Greece, between the monasteries of [[Great Lavra (Athos)|Great Lavra]] and [[Iviron Monastery (Athos)|Iviron]]. Karakalou is dedicated to the [[Apostle]]s Paul and Peter. It is ranked eleventh in the hierarchical order of the twenty monasteries located on the [[Mount Athos]] peninsula.
