Established early 11th century Location Mount Athos, Greece Phone +30 2377 023225 | Founder(s) Elder Karakalas Address Agio Oros 603 86, Greece Diocese Mount Athos | |
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Full name Holy Monastery of Karakallou Prior Archimandrite Elder Philotheus Important associated figures Prince of Wallachia John-Peter Dedicated to Saint Peter, Paul the Apostle Similar Philotheou monastery, Konstamonitou monastery, Xeropotamou Monastery, Koutloumousiou monastery, Stavronikita monastery | ||
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The Karakallou Monastery (Greek: Μονή Καρακάλλου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the south-eastern side of the peninsula and ranks eleventh in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery has 50 working monks, and its library holds 330 manuscripts, and about 3,000 printed books.
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History
It was founded in the 11th century. In the 13th century, as a result of the activity of pirates and Latins, Karakallou was totally deserted.
By the end of the 15h century according to the Russian pilgrim Isaiah, the monastery was Albanian. The monastery was rebuilt in the 16th century by Moldavian voievod Peter IV Rareș.
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