St. Panteleimon Monastery

St. Panteleimon Monastery
Άγιος Παντελεήμων
St. Panteleimon Monastery is located in Mount Athos
St. Panteleimon Monastery
Location within Mount Athos
Monastery information
Full nameHoly Monastery of Agiou Panteleimonos
Other namesRossikon (Russian)
OrderEcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Dedicated toSt. Panteleimon
DioceseEcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
PriorEulogius (Ivanov)
Site
LocationMount Athos, Greece
Coordinates40°14′13″N 24°12′07″E / 40.23694°N 24.20194°E / 40.23694; 24.20194
Public accessMen only

Saint Panteleimon Monastery (Greek: Μονή Αγίου Παντελεήμονος, romanizedMoní Agíou Panteleímonos, Russian: Монастырь Святого Пантелеймона), also known as Rossikon (Greek: Ρωσσικόν, romanizedRossikón Russian: Россикон) or New Russik (Greek: Νέο Ρωσικό, romanizedNeo Rosiko, Russian: Новый Руссик, romanizedNovyy Russik), is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries on Mount Athos, located on the southwestern side of the peninsula in Northern Greece. It is the Russian monastery on the peninsula. It houses exclusively Russian monks, sent by the Russian Orthodox Church, and the liturgies are served in Russian, despite the fact that all monks on Mount Athos become citizens of Greece.


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