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[[Image:Romanian_skete.jpg|thumb|300px|right|St. John the Baptist Skete on [[Mount Athos]].]]
Belonging to the abbey of the [[Great Lavra (Athos)|Great Lavra]], the Romanian '''Skete of Saint John the Baptist''' or '''Prodromou Skete''' is perched upon a low rocky hill located between [[Kavsokalyvia Kafsokalyvia Skete (Athos)|Kavsokalyvia Skete]] and the [[Lavra]] itself. Prior to 1857 it existed as a Greek [[cell]] but after being sold to Romanian [[monk]]s Nekatarios and Niphon it became recognized as a skete. Its architectural design is typically Athonite with buildings rectangularly shaped around a central courtyard.
The library consists of 5000 printed books and 130 manuscripts, primarily in Romanian language.
There are 25 monks in residence.
*[http://www.worldisround.com/articles/77133/photo39.html Photos at Worldisround]
*[http://www.ortodoksi.net/index.php/Prodromos_(skiitta) Prodromos (skete) / Ortodoksi.net]
*[http://www.mountathosinfos.gr/pages/skites/prodromou.en.html Holy Skites of Mount Athos: SKITI TIMIOU PRODROMOU (RUMANIAN)]
[[Category:Monasteries|John]][[Category:Greek Monasteries|John]][[Category:Romanian Monasteries]][[Category:Athonite Monasteries|John]] [[ro:Schitul Sf. Ioan Botezătorul (Muntele Athos)]]
