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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Mount Athos' has mentioned 'Monasteries' in the following places:
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Sovereign monasteries Great Lavra (xcex9cxcexb5xcexb3xcexafxcfx83xcfx84xcexb7 xcex9bxcexb1xcfx8dxcfx81xcexb1, Megxc3xadsti Lxc3xa1vra) Vatopedi (xcex92xcexb1xcfx84xcexbfxcfx80xcexadxcexb4xcexb9 or xcex92xcexb1xcfx84xcexbfxcfx80xcexb1xcexafxcexb4xcexb9) Iviron (xcex99xcexb2xcexaexcfx81xcfx89xcexbd, Iverta monasteri; xe1x83x98xe1x83x95xe1x83x94xe1x83xa0xe1x83x97xe1x83x90 xe1x83x9bxe1x83x9dxe1x83x9cxe1x83x90xe1x83xa1xe1x83xa2xe1x83x94xe1x83xa0xe1x83x98) Hilandar (xcexa7xcexb9xcexbbxcexb1xcexbdxcexb4xcexb1xcfx81xcexafxcexbfxcfx85, Chilandariou; xd0xa5xd0xb8xd0xbbxd0xb0xd0xbdxd0xb4xd0xb0xd1x80) Dionysiou (xcex94xcexb9xcexbfxcexbdxcfx85xcfx83xcexafxcexbfxcfx85) Koutloumousiou (xcex9axcexbfxcfx85xcfx84xcexbbxcexbfxcfx85xcexbcxcexbfxcfx8dxcfx83xcexb9) Pantokrator (xcexa0xcexb1xcexbdxcfx84xcexbfxcexbaxcfx81xcexacxcfx84xcexbfxcfx81xcexbfxcfx82, Pantokratoros) Xeropotamou (xcex9excexb7xcfx81xcexbfxcfx80xcexbfxcfx84xcexacxcexbcxcexbfxcfx85) Zografou (xcex96xcfx89xcexb3xcfx81xcexacxcfx86xcexbfxcfx85; xd0x97xd0xbexd0xb3xd1x80xd0xb0xd1x84) Dochiariou (xcex94xcexbfxcfx87xcexb5xcexb9xcexb1xcfx81xcexafxcexbfxcfx85) Karakalou (xcex9axcexb1xcfx81xcexb1xcexbaxcexacxcexbbxcexbbxcexbfxcfx85) Filotheou (xcexa6xcexb9xcexbbxcexbfxcexb8xcexadxcexbfxcfx85) Simonos Petra (xcexa3xcexafxcexbcxcfx89xcexbdxcexbfxcfx82 xcexa0xcexadxcfx84xcfx81xcexb1 or xcexa3xcexb9xcexbcxcfx89xcexbdxcfx8cxcfx80xcexb5xcfx84xcfx81xcexb1) Saint Paul's (xcex91xcexb3xcexafxcexbfxcfx85 xcexa0xcexb1xcfx8dxcexbbxcexbfxcfx85, Agiou Pavlou) Stavronikita (xcexa3xcfx84xcexb1xcfx85xcfx81xcexbfxcexbdxcexb9xcexbaxcexaexcfx84xcexb1) Xenophontos (xcex9excexb5xcexbdxcexbfxcfx86xcfx8excexbdxcfx84xcexbfxcfx82) Osiou Grigoriou (xcex9fxcfx83xcexafxcexbfxcfx85 xcex93xcfx81xcexb7xcexb3xcexbfxcfx81xcexafxcexbfxcfx85) Esfigmenou (xcex95xcfx83xcfx86xcexb9xcexb3xcexbcxcexadxcexbdxcexbfxcfx85) Saint Panteleimon's (xcex91xcexb3xcexafxcexbfxcfx85 xcexa0xcexb1xcexbdxcfx84xcexb5xcexbbxcexb5xcexaexcexbcxcexbfxcexbdxcexbfxcfx82, Agiou Panteleimonos, xd0x9fxd0xb0xd0xbdxd1x82xd0xb5xd0xbbxd0xb5xd0xb9xd0xbcxd0xbexd0xbdxd0xbexd0xb2; or Rossikon, xcexa1xcfx89xcfx83xcexb9xcexbaxcfx8c) Konstamonitou (xcex9axcfx89xcexbdxcfx83xcfx84xcexb1xcexbcxcexbfxcexbdxcexafxcfx84xcexbfxcfx85) | WIKI |
Mount Athos is home to 20 monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. | WIKI |
The Athonite monasteries feature a rich collection of well-preserved artifacts, rare books, ancient documents, and artworks of immense historical value, and Mount Athos has been listed as a World Heritage site since 1988. | WIKI |
Contents 1 Geography 2 Access 3 History 3.1 Antiquity 3.2 Early Christianity 3.3 Byzantine era: the first monasteries 3.4 Serbian era and influences 3.5 Ottoman era 3.6 Present era 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External links | WIKI |
It is possible to travel by ferry to and from Ierissos for direct access to monasteries along the eastern coast. | WIKI |
Byzantine era: the first monasteries[edit] | WIKI |
In the next year, with the support of his friend Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, the monastery of Great Lavra was founded, still the largest and most prominent of the twenty monasteries existing today. | WIKI |
Emperor Stefan Duxc5xa1an helped Mount Athos with many large donations to all monasteries. | WIKI |
He also gave large possessions and donations to the Karyes Hermitage of St. Sabas and the Holy Archangels in Jerusalem[26] and to many other monasteries. | WIKI |
Thanks to the donations by Duxc5xa1an, the Serbian monastery of Hilandar was enlarged to more than 10,000 hectares, thus having the largest possessions on Mount Athos among other monasteries, and occupying 1/3 of the area. | WIKI |
The time of the Serbian Empire was a prosperous period for Hilandar and of other monasteries in Mount Athos and many of them were restored and rebuilt and significantly enlarged. | WIKI |
In return, Murad recognized the monasteries' properties, something which Mehmed II formally ratified after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. | WIKI |
From the account of the Rus' pilgrim Isaiah, by the end of the 15th century half of the monasteries were either Slav or Albanian. | WIKI |
This led to relative prosperity for the monasteries. | WIKI |
An example of this is the foundation of Stavronikita monastery which completed the current number of Athonite monasteries. | WIKI |
Although most time the monasteries were left on their own, the Ottomans heavily taxed them and sometimes they seized important land parcels from them. | WIKI |
This led to the adoption of the so-called "idiorrhythmic" lifestyle (a semi-eremitic variant of Christian monasticism) by a few monasteries at first and later, during the first half of the 18th century, by all. | WIKI |
At the same time, the monasteries' abbots were replaced by committees and at Karyes the Protos was replaced by a four-member committee. | WIKI |
Russian tsars, and princes from Moldavia, Wallachia and Serbia (until the end of the 15th century), helped the monasteries survive with large donations. | WIKI |
Cloaked by beautiful chestnut and other types of Mediterranean forest, the steep slopes of Mount Athos are punctuated by twenty imposing monasteries and their subsidiary establishments. | UNESCO |
The subsidiary establishments include sketae (daughter houses of the monasteries), kellia and kathismata (living units operated by the monks), where farming constitutes an important part of the monksxe2x80x99 everyday life. | UNESCO |
The layout of the monasteries (which are presently inhabited by some 1,400 monks) had an influence as far afield as Russia, and its school of painting influenced the history of Orthodox art. | UNESCO |
The typical layout of Athonite monasteries was used as far away as Russia. | UNESCO |
The organization of agricultural lands in the idiorrythmic sketae (daughter houses of the monasteries), the kellia and kathismata (living units operated by the monks) is also very characteristic of the medieval period. | UNESCO |
All the monasteries are well-preserved due to on-going restoration projects carried out according to approved plans. | UNESCO |
The property reflects adequately the cultural values recognized in the inscription criteria through the setting of the monasteries and their dependencies, together with the form, design and materials of the buildings and farms, their use and function, and the spirit and feeling of the place. | UNESCO |
While the sovereignty of the Hellenic State remains intact (article 105), management is exercised by representatives of the Holy Monasteries, who comprise the Holy Community (article 105). | UNESCO |
However, it should be stressed that the scheduling and execution of all work concerning individual Holy Monasteries requires their consent as well as that of the Holy Community. | UNESCO |
Protection and management of the forests, including provision of major infrastructure, is the subject of specialized programs planned by the monasteries, in cooperation with the Holy Community and relevant scientists. | UNESCO |
Once finalised and agreed upon, the Management Plan prepared by the Holy Community will address forest management in terms of ecological sustainability; road and port (arsana) construction and maintenance; waste management; the need for a consistent approach to conservation for all monasteries; and a risk preparedness plan for all the monasteries and their dependencies. | UNESCO |