Agiou Pavlou Monastery

Agiou Pavlou
Αγίου Παύλου
Sfântul Pavel
External view of the monastery
Agiou Pavlou Monastery is located in Mount Athos
Agiou Pavlou Monastery
Location within Mount Athos
Monastery information
Full nameHoly Monastery of Agiou Pavlou
OrderGreek Orthodox
EstablishedBefore 1035[1]
Dedicated tothe Presentation of Jesus Christ at the Temple
Celebration date2 February
People
Founder(s)Saint Paul of Xeropotamou
PriorArchimandrite Elder Parthenius (Mourelatos)
Important associated figuresArchimandrite Averchie, Antonije Bagaš
Site
LocationMount Athos
Greece Greece
Coordinates40°09′40″N 24°17′25″E / 40.16111°N 24.29028°E / 40.16111; 24.29028
Public accessMen only

Agiou Pavlou Monastery (Greek: Μονή Αγίου Παύλου; Romanian: Mănăstirea Sfântul Pavel) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos, located on the easternmost peninsula of Chalkidiki, Greece. The founder of monastery was Paul of Xeropotamou, after whom it is named.

Agiou Pavlou monastery.

The monastery is in the western part of the Athos peninsula and its Katholikon (main church) is dedicated to the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Its feast day is celebrated on 2 February. (Since the monastic community of Mount Athos observes the Julian Calendar, which is currently 13 days behind the civil calendar, 2 February on the Julian Calendar falls on 15 February of the modern Gregorian Calendar.)

  1. ^ S. Binon, Les origines légendaires et l'histoire de Xéropotamou et de Saint-Paul de l'Athos (Louvain, 1942)