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Athos, Mount
Athos, Mount. Peninsula in NE Greece (c.48 × 10 km. in area), named for the mountain at its end. Known as the ‘Holy Mountain’ (Hagion Oros), it is the principal centre of Orthodox monasticism. It is an autonomous monastic district, in effect a theocratic republic from 1927. Its importance dates from the foundation of the monastery of the Lavra in 962. Most communities are coenobitic, with the ‘idiorrhythmic’ houses, in which each monk arranges his own work and meals, gradually disappearing.
Of the twenty monasteries, seventeen are Greek; there is one Russian, one Serbian, and one Bulgarian. A rule forbids women, or even female animals, to set foot on the peninsula. |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Athos, Mount." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Athos, Mount." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-AthosMount.html JOHN BOWKER. "Athos, Mount." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-AthosMount.html |
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Athos, Mount
Athos, Mount. The peninsula off the coast of Greece which terminates in Mount Athos has long been the property of the monasteries of the E. Orthodox Church. The first monastic settlement was founded by St Athanasius the Athonite in 961. There are now 20 virtually independent monasteries, though matters of common concern are settled by a council. No women are allowed on the peninsula.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Athos, Mount." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Athos, Mount." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AthosMount.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Athos, Mount." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AthosMount.html |
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