Zograf Monastery
Ζωγράφου | |
Ecumenical Patriarchate | |
| Established | Late 9th or early 10th century, 919 in some sources |
|---|---|
| Dedicated to | Saint George |
| Diocese | Mount Athos |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Moses, Aaron and John (all from Ohrid) |
| Prior | Archimandrite Elder Ambrosius |
| Site | |
| Location | Mount Athos, Greece |
| Coordinates | 40°18′21″N 24°09′37″E / 40.30583°N 24.16028°E |
| Public access | Men only |
| Other information | https://zograf.eu/ |
| Website | https://zograf.eu/ |
The Saint George the Zograf Monastery or Zograf Monastery (Bulgarian: Зографски манастир; Greek: Μονή Ζωγράφου, Moní Zográphou) is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos (the "Holy Mountain") in Greece. It was founded in the late 9th or early 10th century by three Bulgarians from Ohrid and is regarded as the historical Bulgarian monastery on Mount Athos, and is traditionally inhabited by Bulgarian Orthodox monks.
The monastery is named after the 13th or 14th century icon of Saint George, known as Saint George the Zograf (Светѝ Гео̀рги Зогра̀ф). The name of the latter comes from the belief that the icon mysteriously painted itself on the prepared board (zograf(os) in Greek means "painter" (from zoe="life" and graphos="scribe").
History
The earliest written evidence of the monastery's existence dates from 980. During the
]The Zograf Monastery was plundered and burnt down by
The reason for this attack was the opposition of the Athonite monks to the
The monastery exists in its modern appearance since the 16th century, while its present-day buildings date from the middle 18th century. The south wing was built in 1750, the east in 1758, the small church was erected in 1764 and the large one in 1801. The north and west wing are from the second half of the 19th century and large-scale construction ended in 1896 with the
Among the numerous
Library
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The Zograf Monastery houses a
Honours
Zograf Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after the Zograf Monastery.[citation needed]
The monastery and its seal are depicted on the obverse of the Bulgarian 2 levs banknote, issued in 1999 and 2005.[3]
On March 21, 2011, the Bulgarian National Bank issued a commemorative silver coin with nominal value of 10 levs featuring the monastery.[4]
Gallery
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Photo of 1853 -
French mission in the monastery, 1917, during WWI -
Main entrance -
View from the bell tower. -
Exterior view. -
The inner court. -
The anchorage of the monastery
References
- ^ "Athos in the ancient Greek period", The History of Mount Athos, Macedonian Heritage, 2000, archived from the original on October 21, 2010, retrieved 2007-10-24
- ^ "Zographou". mountathos.gr. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Bulgarian National Bank. Notes and Coins in Circulation: 2 levs (1999 issue) & 2 levs (2005 issue). – Retrieved on 26 March 2009.
- ^ Coin Update News Zograf Monastery Silver Commemorative Coin
External links
- Zograf Monastery (in Bulgarian)
- Zograf Monastery at Pravoslavieto.com (in Bulgarian)
- Zographou Monastery at the Mount Athos website
- 26 Martyrs of the Zographou Monastery on Mt. Athos at the hands of the Crusaders Orthodox synaxarion.
- The Holy Martyrs of Zographou from The Prologue from Ohrid.
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