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New Skete (Mount Athos)

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Nea Skete
Νέα Σκήτη
New Skete (Mount Athos) is located in Mount Athos
New Skete (Mount Athos)
Location within Mount Athos
Monastery information
Full nameNew Skete of the Holy Monastery of Agiou Pavlou
OrderGreek Orthodox
Dedicated toPaul the Apostle
PriorArchimandrite Elder Parthenius (Mourelatos)
Site
LocationMount Athos
Greece Greece
Public accessMen only

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.[1]

It lies on the sea shore between the Agiou Pavlou monastery (monastery of Saint Paul) and the Skete of Saint Anne.[2][3] 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.[4][5]

View of the New Skete

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