Osiou Gregoriou monastery

The monastery stands on the southwestern coast of Mount Athos, positioned between Dionysiou and Simonopetra monasteries, with direct access to the Aegean Sea.

Saint Gregory the Young, a student of Saint Gregory of Sinai, established the monastery in 1310, marking it as the seventeenth monastery in Mount Athos hierarchy.

The monastery preserves 297 manuscripts and 4,000 books in its library, alongside important religious relics including fragments of the Holy Cross.

The monastic complex includes fourteen chapels, with seven located within the main compound walls, housing a community of seventy Orthodox monks.

The main church contains the revered icon of Theotokos Breastfeeding and maintains traditional practices of producing Athonite incense and olive oil soap.

Phone: +302377023668

GPS coordinates: 40.17928,24.25578

Latest update: March 4, 2025 14:10