Dionysiou Monastery

Dionysiou Monastery
Ιερά Μονή Διονυσίου
External view of the monastery
Dionysiou Monastery is located in Mount Athos
Dionysiou Monastery
Location within Mount Athos
Monastery information
Full nameHoly Monastery of Dionysiou
OrderEcumenical Patriarchate
Establishedmid 14th century
Dedicated toJohn the Baptist
DioceseMount Athos
People
Founder(s)Dionysios
PriorArchimandrite Elder Petros
Important associated figuresNicodemus the Hagiorite
Architecture
StyleByzantine
Site
LocationMount Athos, Greece
Coordinates40°10′04.88″N 24°16′25.91″E / 40.1680222°N 24.2738639°E / 40.1680222; 24.2738639
Public accessMen only

Dionysiou Monastery (Greek: Μονή Διονυσίου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, at the southwest part of the Athos peninsula. The monastery ranks fifth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. It is one of the twenty self-governing monasteries in Athos, and it was dedicated to John the Baptist.