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Simonopetra Monastery (Athos)

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name=Holy Monastery of Simonopetra|
rank=Thirteenth|
type=[[Cenobitic ]] Monastery|
founded=1368|
superior=Abbot Elisaios (''[[Elisha]]'')|
feasts=[[December 25|Nativity of Christ]]|
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[[Image:Simonospetra1.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Simonospetra Monastery]]'''Simonopetra Monastery''' or '''Simonos Petra''' (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα or Σίμωνος Πέτρα) is one of the many monasteries that occupy the peninsula commonly called [[Mount Athos]]. It is dedicated to the [[Nativity]] of [[Christ]]. It is ranked thirteenth in the hierarchical order of the [[Mount Athos]] monasteries located on the peninsula. While the origins of a [[monastery]] founded by Blessed Simon the Myrrh-flowing that may have been the beginnings of the existing monastery are clouded in the mists of time, the recorded establishment of the present monastery around 1368 is credited to the Serbian prince [[Jovan Uglješa |Ioannis (Joan, Jovan) Uglješa]]. The monastery has through the years experienced changing fortunes as it has weathered various political and leadership issues and natural disasters. With the formation of a number of [[metochia]] during the twentieth century the monastery is weathering the latest disastrous fire of 1990.
==Early Origins==
==Saints and Elders==
* <gallery>Image:Aimilianos.jpeg|former abbot [[Aimilianos (Vafeidis)|Archimandrite AimilianosVafeidis]] - former abbot of Simonopetra</gallery>
==Source==
==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070124140404/http://www.greekmonasteries.net/athos/simonopetra Greek Monasteries: Simonopetra](archive of January 24, 2007)*[http://www.culture.gr/h/2/21/212/21210a/e212ja07eh251.html Holy jsp?obj_id=1570 Monastery of SimonopetraSimonos Petras]*[http://www.mountathos.gr/active~Active.aspx?mode~=en%7Be2df7881{e2df7881-1e72-47d8-9ff6-05698b61f327%7DView.html }View MountAthos.gr: Simonopetra]
[[Category:Athonite Monasteries]]
[[Category:Monasteries]]
[[Category:Greek Monasteries]]
 
[[el:Ιερά Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας]]
[[fr:Monastère Simonos Petras (Mont Athos)]]
[[ro:Mănăstirea Simonos Petras (Muntele Athos)]]
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