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Xenophontos Monastery (Athos)

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name=Holy Monastery of Xenophontos|
rank=Sixteenth|
type=[[Cenobitic ]] Monastery|
founded=998|
superior=Archim. Alexios|
language=Greek|
music=[[Byzantine chant]]|
feasts=[[April 23|St. George]]|
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The '''Xenophontos Monastery''' (Greek Ξενοφώντος) is one of the twenty [[monastery|monasteries]] located on the peninsula of [[Mount Athos]] in northeastern Greece. The monastery is on southwestern side of the peninsula near [[St. Panteleimon's Monastery (Athos)|St. Panteleimon's Monastery]]. Xenophontos ranks sixteenth in the hierarchical order on Mount Athos. The monastery is dedicated to St. George the Trophybearer, celebrating the monastery [[feast day]] on [[April 23]].
In the sixteenth century a [[katholikon]] was built near the entrance to the monastery in the southern part of the monastery precinct and dedicated to St. George the Trophybearer. This [[church]] featured frescos painted by Antonius of the Cretan school. In the eighteenth century the monastery began to prosper again and a new katholikon was built. It was also restored between 1817 and 1837. This church remains the largest katholikon on the Holy Mount. This building was located in the northern part of the monastery precinct.
Within the monastery precincts there are eight [[chapel]]s. Two of these are associated with the old katholikon where the chapels of St. Demetrios and St. Lazaros are within the katholikon. The other six, St. [[John the Theologian]], St. Euphemia, Ss. [[Cosmas and Damian|Cosmos and Damian]], the [[Dormition]] of of the [[Theotokos|Virgin]], the [[Presentation of the Theotokos|Presentation of the Virgin]], and St. [[Stephen]], are outside it. There are also six chapels outside the precincts of the monastery. Additionally, the [[skete]]s of the Annunciation and [[Skete of Xenophontos (Athos)|or Xenophontos]] belong to the monastery.
The library of Xenophontos contains over 4,000 printed books and some 300 manuscripts.
==External links==
*[http://inathos.gr/athos/en/ Mount Athos]
*[http://www.mountathosinathos.gr/active~mode~athos/en%7B9ebdb2af-bc79-4bbf-a82b-08e894ef85aa%7DView.html Xenofontos]*[http://wwwathos.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/Monastery/xenophontos.html The asp?m=04000&c=19921 Xenophontos Monastery of Xenophontos] *[http://www.culturekolovostravel.gr/2/21/212com/21210ahalkidiki/e212ja18index.html Holy Monastery php?option=com_content&view=article&id=176%3Axenofondos-monastery-east-coast-of-mount-athos&catid=132%3Amonasteries&Itemid=133&lang=bg "XENOFONDOS" MONASTERY - West coast of XenophontosMount Athos
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[[el:Ιερά Μονή Ξενοφώντος]]
[[fr:Monastère de Xenofontos]]
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