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| Prodromu Hermitage | |
 Peak Mount Athos as seen from the courtyard of the Prodromu Hermitage. On the left: the Bell Tower and the Chapel of the Assumption built above the main entrance. | |
| The profile of the monastery | |
|---|---|
| Confession: | Orthodoxy |
| Hram: | Saint John the Baptist |
| Founder: | Ieroschimonahul Nifon |
| Type: | monk |
| Data of the monastery | |
| Dating: | 1850 |
| The country: | Greece |
| Location: | Athos mountain |
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Prodromu Hermitage is a monastery of Athos mountain, Greece.
About
Short history
The eastern part of Mount Athos, a very quiet area rich in caves, has always been a favorite place of Romanian Athonite hermits. Romanian monks have been hermitages here since the 4th century. In the second half of the 8th century, about ten hermits from the Romanian Lands were needed in the caves here, who built several huts and a small stone church dedicated to The beheading of St. John the Baptist. At the beginning of the 19th century the church was called The cell of St. John the Baptist, The Romanian cell from Vigla Ianicopoli, or later Prodromul cell (Forerunner). In 1810, a famous Romanian hermit was needed here, a great miracle worker, the hieroschimonah Iustin. After 35 years of hardship, he moved to the eternal ones, leaving the abbot, in his place, his disciple, the hieromonk Patapie. After 20 years, due to the political unrest in the Balkans, the monks dispersed, Patapie retreating and dying at the Neamț Monastery. In 1850, the hieromonks Nifon and Nectarie, both with methane from Horaița monastery, Neamț county, resided, with aid from the country, the foundation, the church and three cell bodies of the Prodromu hermitage, which had almost completely ruined. In 1860, the church was consecrated by the Romanian bishop Isaia Vicol, bishop of Roman. Then, the hieroschimonah Nifon, rightly called the founder of the hermitage, gathered around him up to 60 monks, who needed Mount Athos, laying the foundations of the largest Romanian hermitage there, known to this day as the Romanian Prodromu Hermitage. 1820, during the archpastorate of Metropolitan Veniamin Costachi of Moldavia, was officially founded at Mount Athos, the Romanian Prodromu Hermitage dedicated to "Saint John the Baptist", its foundation being consecrated by the royal deeds of Prince Grigore Alexandru Ghica of Moldavia3 and July 7, 1853 of Prince Carol I of Romania on June 19, 1871.
Location
1 Prodromu Hermitage is located at the eastern end of the Athos peninsula, called Vigla, in a deserted, stony and haunted land. For these reasons, the hermitage was named after St. John the Baptist, Prodromus in Greek. The place is wild, with wonderful natural beauty, conducive to hermitage and high church contemplation. In the eastern part of the hermitage lies the Aegean Sea, always agitated by waves and storms, and to the west rises, to an altitude of 2033 m, Mount Athos, whose marble peak, mostly snow-covered, sparkles under the rays of the sun, long before sunrise. The place was loved by hermits, longing for high spiritual life.
Accommodation
The monastery offers accommodation. To stay in better conditions, see Mount Athos - Accommodation.
Contact
- Address: 630 86 Kareia, Greece
- Goal.: 0030 23770 23294
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Official site:www.crestinortodox.ro