New Teves, Russian Orthodox skete in Mount Athos, Greece

Novaya Fivaida is a Russian Orthodox skete on Mount Athos, set on a mountain slope above the sea southwest of the Zograf and Hilandar monasteries. Its first church, dedicated to the Holy Fathers of Athos, was consecrated in 1883; a two-storey cemetery church followed, with the Holy Trinity above and Saints Peter and Paul below, consecrated in summer 1891. Within ten years of its 1880 founding the slope held a monastic settlement of up to 400 inhabitants.

Founded in 1880 with the blessing of Archimandrite Makary, the first Russian hegumen of the Panteleimon Monastery, the skete was settled in the Gurunya area, named for the wild boars (gurunia) once found there. Its first church, dedicated to the Holy Athonite Fathers, was consecrated in 1883, and by the 1890s up to 400 monks lived on the slope. The cemetery church of the Holy Trinity, with Saints Peter and Paul below, was consecrated in 1891. A new main church of the Dormition was built between 1902 and 1914; the 1905 earthquake damaged buildings that the brotherhood largely restored. The skete emptied after the name-glorifier disputes and the loss of ties to Russia after 1917, and monks returned in 2000.

The community here follows ancient rules through daily prayer and manual work that shapes monastic life. Visitors see traces of this rhythm everywhere: in the gardens, workshops, and the way monks structure their days.

The location sits on a hillside and requires walking over unpaved paths that can become slippery when wet. Visitors should bring sturdy footwear and allow extra time for the uphill walk.

The skete's Greek nickname, Gurunoskiti, comes from the wild boars (gurunia) that once roamed the wooded slope where it was built; the area appeared on old maps as Gourounya. The name Novaya Fivaida refers to the Egyptian desert near Thebes, the cradle of monasticism.