"Holy Cross over the Waters"

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17 July 2018

Simonopetra Monastery or Monastery of Simonos Petra is an Orthodox Monastery located in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It was founded in the 13th century and was rebuild many times after disasters as fire. The monastery is dedicated to Nativity of Jesus. It is one of the most picturesque monasteries in Agion Oros as it stands on a steep rock 330meters over the sea. Entrance to women is forbidden in Mount Athos.

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17 July 2018

Simonopetra Monastery or Monastery of Simonos Petra is an Orthodox Monastery located in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It was founded in the 13th century and was rebuild many times after disasters as fire. The monastery is dedicated to Nativity of Jesus. It is one of the most picturesque monasteries in Agion Oros as it stands on a steep rock 330meters over the sea. Entrance to women is forbidden in Mount Athos.

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17 July 2018

Simonopetra Monastery or Monastery of Simonos Petra is an Orthodox Monastery located in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It was founded in the 13th century and was rebuild many times after disasters as fire. The monastery is dedicated to Nativity of Jesus. It is one of the most picturesque monasteries in Agion Oros as it stands on a steep rock 330meters over the sea. Entrance to women is forbidden in Mount Athos.

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#1867439

28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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#1867514

28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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28 March 2017

Simonopetra monastery, a 13th century monastery in Mount Athos, the holy peninsula that hosts 20 monasateries with 2500 Christian Orthodox monks. The whole peninsula is a world heritage site in UNESCO list and is protected. The entrance for women is forbidden and the status of the peninsula is partly autonomus, depending on Greece. Simonopetra Monastery (Greek: Σιμωνόπετρα, literally: "Simon's Rock"), also Monastery of Simonos Petra (Greek: Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας), is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Simonopetra ranks thirteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery is located in the southern coast of the Athos peninsula, between the Athonite port of Dafni and Osiou Grigoriou monastery. While the southern coast of Athos is quite rugged in general, the particular site upon which the monastery is built is exceptionally harsh. It is built on top of a single huge rock, practically hanging from a cliff 330 metres over the sea. The monastery currently houses 54 monks, and the hegumen is Archimandrite Eliseus.

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