Kafsokalyvia (Greek: Καυσοκαλύβια, lit. 'burning hut') is a settlement and idiorrhythmic skete in Mount Athos. It is located at the southern edge of the Athos peninsula. Kafsokalyvia is named after Maximos Kausokalybites ("Maximos the Hut Burner"), a 14th-century Christian hermit.[2]
Kafsokalyvia
Καυσοκαλύβια | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
 View of Kafsokalyvia | |
  Kafsokalyvia | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′46″N 24°20′26″E / 40.12944°N 24.34056°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Mount Athos |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 25 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
It is also known as the Holy Trinity Skete (Greek: Σκήτη Αγίας Τριάδος, romanized: Skiti Agias Triados).[2]
There are 40 cells in Kafsokalyvia, not all of which are occupied. As of 2014, there were 35 monks living at Kafsokalyvia (Speake 2014).[2] The population at the 2021 census was 25.[1]
A regular ferry service connects the port of Kafsokalyvia[3] with Dafni, the main port of Mount Athos.[4]
List of cells
editList of cells and other buildings in Kafsokalyvia:[5]
- Ag. Georgios (Αγ Γεωργίου)
- Ypapanti tou Christou (Υπαπαντής του Χριστού)
- Analypseos (Αναλήψεως)
- Neomartyres (Νεομαρτύρων)
- Kimiseos Agias Annis (Κοιμήσεως Αγίας Αννης)
- Ag. Efstathios (Αγ Ευσταθίου)
- Ag. Dimitrios (Αγ Δημητρίου)
- Ag. Georgios (Αγ Γεωργίου)
- Archangeli (Αρχαγγέλων)
- Ag. Methodios (Αγ Μεθοδίου)
- Ag. Pachomios (Αγ Παχωμίου)
- Zoodochos Pigi (Ζωοδόχου Πηγής)
- Ag. Charalambos (Αγ Χαραλάμπους)
- Ag. Maximos (Αγ Μαξίμου)
- Evangelismos (Ευαγγελισμού)
- Genesion Theotokou (Γενεσίου Θεοτόκου)
- Ag. Skepi (Αγ Σκεπής)
- Ag. Pateres (Αγιορειτών Πατέρων)
- Ag. Akakios (Αγ Ακακίου)
- Ag. Panteleimonon (Αγ Παντελεήμονος)
- Ag. Ioasaf (Αγ Ιωασάςο)
- Ag. Symeon (Αγ Συμεών)
- Imionos (Ημίονος)
- Ag. Ioannis o Theologos (Αγ Ιωάννου του Θεολόγου)
- Isodia Theotokou (Εισοδίων Θεοτόκου)
- Ag. Apostoli (Αγ Αποστόλων)
- Kimisis Theotokou (Κοιμήσεως Θεοτόκου)
- Metamorphoseos (Μεταμορφώσεως)
- Treis Ierarches (Τριών Ιεραρχών)
- Evangelismos (Ευαγγελισμού)
Notable people
editNotable monks who have lived at Kafsokalyvia include:
References
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- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Speake, Graham (2014). Mount Athos: renewal in paradise. Limni, Evia, Greece. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-960-7120-34-2. OCLC 903320491.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Howorth, Peter (2022). Mount Athos The Holy Mountain. ISBN 978-0-473-41386-6.
- ^ "Ferry service". Mount Athos Infos. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ Howorth, Peter (2022). Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain. Filathonites. ISBN 978-0-473-41386-6.
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