Established mid 14th century Address Agio Oros 603 86 Dedicated to John the Baptist | Founder(s) Dionysios Diocese Mount Athos | |
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Full name Holy Monastery of Dionysiou Order Ecumenical Patriarchate Prior Archimandrite Elder Petros Important associated figures Nicodemus the Hagiorite Similar Osiou Gregoriou monastery, Xeropotamou Monastery, Docheiariou, Xenophontos monastery, Stavronikita monastery | ||
Dionysiou Monastery (Greek: Μονή Διονυσίου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece in southwest part of 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.
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History
The monastery was founded in the 14th century by Saint Denys de Korisos, and it was named after him. The architect decided to build the monastery in Byzantinian style. By the end of the 15h century according to the Russian pilgrim Isaiah, the monastery was Serb.
The library of the monastery housed 804 manuscripts, and more than 4,000 printed books. The oldest manuscripts came from the 11th century.
Today the monastery has a community of around 50 monks.