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New Skete (Mount Athos)

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Order
  
Greek Orthodox

Public access
  
Men only

Dedicated to
  
Paul the Apostle

Location
  
Mount Athos Greece

Address
  
Agio Oros 603 86

New Skete (Mount Athos)

Full name
  
New Skete of the Holy Monastery of Agiou Pavlou

Prior
  
Archimandrite Elder Parthenius (Mourelatos)

Similar
  
Agiou Pavlou monastery, Dionysiou monastery, Osiou Gregoriou monastery, Karakalou monastery, Philotheou monastery

The Nea Skete or New Skete (Greek: Νέα Σκήτη) is a skete (smaller, dependent monastic houses) of the Agiou Pavlou monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos.

It lies on the sea shore between the Agiou Pavlou monastery (monastery of Saint Paul) and the Skete of Saint Anne. and was founded in the 18th century.

The New Skete speaks Greek, follows the idiorrhythmic way of monastic life, and is inhabited by 40 monks living in 28 residences.

References

New Skete (Mount Athos) Wikipedia