3872 x 2592 px | 32,8 x 21,9 cm | 12,9 x 8,6 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
3 avril 2010
Informations supplémentaires:
The Holy Monastery of St Panteleimon, the so-called Rossikon (Russian), is on the south-west of the Athos peninsula, a little before one reaches the port of Dafni. The present appearance of the Monastery, with its abandoned grand multistoreyed buildings, testifies to its rich and expansive past. The history of the Monastery has its beginnings in around the 10th century in the Monastery of the All-holy Theotokos 'tou Xylourgou' (the Bogoroditsa Skete), the brotherhood of which in the mid 12th century moved to the Thessalonikeos Monastery, which was dedicated to St Panteleimon. The brotherhood remained on this site for seven centuries - until 1765. In the course of its history, the Monastery has seen many important events and memorable personalities. Around 1193, St Sabbas, Archbishop of the Serbs, became a monk of the Monastery. In 1307, Catalan bandits burnt it, but it recovered soon afterwards with the help of Stefan Dushan. The Russian and the Greek elements succeeded in living together in harmony in the Monastery. Among its benefactors were Byzantine Emperors, Serbian princes, wealthy Romanians, and Tsars of Russia.Under Turkish rule the Monastery of St Panteleimon suffered badly, and there were periods when it was completely deserted. Thus in the 17th century the Holy Community included it among the monasteries under its guardianship. In the next century, the Russo-Turkish Wars brought about a reduction in the number of Russian monks, and Greeks, Bulgarians, and Serbs came to predominate. The Rossikon recovered and was revitalised with help of generous donations from the Phanariot Kallimachis family, and particularly Ioannis Kallimachis, Prince of Moldavia (18th century) and Skarlatos Kallimachis (18th - 19th century). In the meantime, in 1760 the community moved from the Thessalonikeos Monastery and established itself in the monydrion (monastic house) of the Ascension.
