Koutloumousiou monastery
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Koutloumousiou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox
monastery
at the monastic state of Mount Athos
in Greece
. The monastery ranks sixth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.
The monastery was raised with the help of voivodes Nicolae Alexandru and Vladislav Vlaicu from Wallachia
.
Among the treasures of the monastery is the purported largest relic
of the True Cross
.
The library of monastery contains 662 manuscripts and approximately 3,500 printed books.
It has 20 working monks.
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
at the monastic state of Mount Athos
Mount Athos
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The monastery ranks sixth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.
The monastery was raised with the help of voivodes Nicolae Alexandru and Vladislav Vlaicu from Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
.
Among the treasures of the monastery is the purported largest relic
Relic
In religion, a relic is a part of the body of a saint or a venerated person, or else another type of ancient religious object, carefully preserved for purposes of veneration or as a tangible memorial...
of the True Cross
True Cross
The True Cross is the name for physical remnants which, by a Christian tradition, are believed to be from the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.According to post-Nicene historians, Socrates Scholasticus and others, the Empress Helena The True Cross is the name for physical remnants which, by a...
.
The library of monastery contains 662 manuscripts and approximately 3,500 printed books.
It has 20 working monks.