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Vatopedi Monastery (Athos)

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[[Image:Vatopedi_monasteryVatopedi_Monastery.jpgJPG|thumb|left|The Monastery]]
[[Image:Panagia_Paramythea.jpg|thumb|left|[[Panagia Paramythea]]]]
[[Image:PanagiaPantanassa.jpg|thumb|left|[[Panagia Pantanassa]]]]
The '''Monastery of Vatopedi''' (or ''Vatopaidi''), (Greek: Βατοπέδι or Βατοπαίδι) is one of twenty monasteries on the [[Mount Athos]] peninsula and is located on the northeastern side of the peninsula. It operates as a coenobitic monastery(a communal monastic community). As of 1999, it is inhabited by 80 monks and is second in hierarchical rank among the monasteries of the mountain.
==History==
==Main buildings ==
*The [[katholikon]] was built in the tenth century in the Athonite style. It is dedicated to the [[Annunciation]] of the Blessed [[Virgin Mary]]. The katholikon still retains some mosaics from the Byzantine period. There are nineteen chapels [[chapel]]s in and around the monastery proper, with five within the katholikon.
*The Trapeza
*The Byzantine period clock tower
:The skete of St. [[Demetrios of Thessaloniki|Demetrios]] belongs to the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi and is a Greek idiorrhythmic skete, resembling a settlement and consists of 21 kalyvae, most of which are now in ruins. It is located in the mountains; a half hour walking distance from the Vatopedi monastery and has been operating as a skete since the 18th century. The "Kyriakon" is dedicated to St. Demetrios. It was built in the 12th century; it was renovated and later expanded and was frescoed in 1755.
*The Russian skete [[Skete of St. Andrew (Athos)|Skete of St. Andrew ]] in [[Karyes (Athos)|Karyes]] (or ''Serrai'')<ref>[http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/Monastery/vatopedi.html Macedonian Heritage]</ref>:The Russian skete Skete of St. [[Apostle Andrew|Andrew]] is a huge building complex located on the road that connects Karyes with [[Daphne (Athos)|Daphne ]] and follows a classic architectural paradigm of Athonian monasteries, i.e., it is surrounded by tall buildings overlooking an internal court. :It is called a skete because, according to the customs and the statute of [[Mount Athos]], it is not possible to found new monasteries, besides the ones of the Byzantine era. It was built with the financial sponsorship of the Russian Czars, and many Russian monks [[monk]]s practiced [[asceticism|ascetic ]] life here. Indeed, just before World War I, the skete was inhabited by approximately 700 monks. Nowadays five Greek monks reside here and have taken upon them to revive the skete and deal with the preservation of the icons [[icon]]s and the maintenance of the premises.:The central church of the skete was built in 1867. It is the largest [[church ]] on Athos, rising to 30m in height and extending to 60m in length. The [[relics]] of St. Andrew are kept in the interior of the church.
==Monastery treasures==
In addition to many [[relics]], the monastery possesses a library of over 10,000 printed books and about 1,700 manuscripts. Relics include the Belt of the Virgin Mary (H Zoni ths Theotokou), which she gave to Thomas the Apostle during her transition to heaven.
==Iconography==
*[[Panagia Pyrovolitheisa]]
*[[Panagia Ktitorissa the Vymatarissa]]
==Saints==
List of "Vatopaidi" saints:
* St. [[Joachim of Vatopaidi]] (''John Patrikios'', 1786-1868), known as "o Papoulakis" or "the Ithakian"; not to be confused with monk Christopher (Panagiotopoulos) known as "o Papoulakos" (1770-1861) or Evgenios from Tripopotama.
==Reference==
*[http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/General/intro.html Athos monasteries]
*[http://www.culture.gr/2/21/212/21210a/e212ja02.html Greek Ministry of Culture]
*[http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/Monastery/vatopediVatopedi.html Macedonian Heritage]
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