Agios Nilos (also spelled Agios Neilos; Greek: Άγιος Νείλος) is the name of an area of Mount Athos that belongs to the Monastery of Great Lavra.[2] It is located on the southeastern side of Mount Athos. It is named after Saint Nilos the Myrrh-streamer,[3][4][5] who was a hermit in the cell of the Virgin Mary that now bears his name. Today the monks at Agios Nilos are engaged in hagiography and handicrafts.
Agios Nilos
Άγιος Νείλος | |
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Settlement | |
  Agios Nilos | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′48″N 24°19′03″E / 40.1301°N 24.3175°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Mount Athos |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 20 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The Cave of Saint Nilos the Myrrh-streamer, also known as the Cave of Saint Petra of the Virgin Mary, is located in a location called Perdiki.[6]: 71
References
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Howorth, Peter (2022). Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain. Filathonites. ISBN 978-0-473-41386-6.
- ^ "Memory of the Saint Nilus the Myrrh-gusher of Mount Athos". Orthodox Times.
- ^ Σαν Σήμερα .gr. "Όσιος Νείλος". Σαν Σήμερα .gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "«Ο Άγιος δεν επιθυμεί την εύρεση του τάφου του»-Ο άγιος Νείλος ο Αγιορείτης και Μυροβλύτης". ΧΩΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΧΩΡΗΤΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ Lilios, Loukas K. (2017). Mount Athos: Pilgrimage to "The Garden of Virgin Mary". Translated by Konstantina, Vlachoutsakou. Livadia: Lilios Publishers. ISBN 978-618-81848-6-2.
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