Dionysiou Monastery
Eastern Orthodox monastery, Mount Athos
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::summary Eastern Orthodox monastery, Mount Athos ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dionysiou Monastery |
| native_name | Ιερά Μονή Διονυσίου |
| image | Athos -- Dionysiou Monastery 03.jpg |
| caption | External view of the monastery |
| full | Holy Monastery of Dionysiou |
| order | Ecumenical Patriarchate |
| established | mid 14th century |
| dedication | John the Baptist |
| diocese | Mount Athos |
| founder | Dionysios |
| prior | Archimandrite Elder Petros |
| people | Nicodemus the Hagiorite |
| style | Byzantine |
| location | Mount Athos, Greece |
| map_type | Mount Athos |
| coord | |
| public_access | Men only |
| :: |
| name = Dionysiou Monastery | native_name = Ιερά Μονή Διονυσίου | native_name_lang = | image = Athos -- Dionysiou Monastery 03.jpg | alt = | caption = External view of the monastery | full = Holy Monastery of Dionysiou | order = Ecumenical Patriarchate | established = mid 14th century | disestablished = | dedication = John the Baptist | diocese = Mount Athos | churches = | founder = Dionysios | prior = Archimandrite Elder Petros | people = Nicodemus the Hagiorite | status = | functional_status = | heritage_designation = | designated_date = | style = Byzantine | completed_date = | location = Mount Athos, Greece | map_type = Mount Athos | coord = | iso_region = | public_access = Men only | other_info = Dionysiou Monastery () is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, at the southwest part of the Athos peninsula. The monastery ranks fifth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. It is one of the twenty self-governing monasteries in Athos, and it was dedicated to John the Baptist.
History
The monastery is named after Saint , who founded it in the 14th century. Dionysius' brother was the metropolitan of Trebizond, whose ruler Alexios III Komnenos was the main benefactor of the monastery during its founding. His chrysobull from September 1374 is currently kept in the archives of Dionysiou Monastery. A passage from the chrysobull states that:
::quote For all emperors, kings, or rulers of note have built monasteries on Mount Athos for their eternal memory; and since the emperor of Trebizond surpasses many of them, he too should add a new foundation in order to live eternally in the memory of the people and to enjoy unending pleasures of the soul. ::
By the end of the 15th century, the Russian pilgrim Isaiah confirms that the monastery was Serbian.
The library of the monastery housed 804 manuscripts and more than 4,000 printed books. The oldest manuscripts come from the 11th century.
Today, the monastery has a community of around 50 monks. File:Ι. Μ. Διουνυσιου.jpg|the monastery as seen from a nearby cliff
Notable people
- Nephon II of Constantinople
- Saint Joseph of Dionysiou (d. 17 February 1819)
- Arsenios the Cave Dweller (resident from 1980–1983)
Partial list of abbots
- Dositheos of Dionysiou (abbot until 1936)
- Elder Gabriel Dionysiatis (or Gabriel of Dionysiou, 1886–6 November 1983), Abbot of Dionysiou Monastery for 40 years during the mid-1900s
- Elder Haralambos Dionysiatis (or Charalambos of Dionysiou, 1886–6 November 1983), Abbot of Dionysiou Monastery from 1979 to 2000
- Peter of Dionysiou (current abbot)
Manuscripts
- Codex Athous Dionysiou = Uncial 045 (Ω)
- Uncial 050
Gallery
File:Mt Athos monasteries 12 (7698188912).jpg| File:Ιερά Μονή Διονυσίου.jpg|Interior File:Dionysiou Monastery Codex 90.jpg|Dionysiou monastery, codex 90, a 13th-century manuscript containing selections from Herodotus, Plutarch and (shown here) Diogenes Laërtius File:Ο Αλέξιος Γ’ Μεγάλος Κομνηνός 1349-1390 με τη σύζυγο του Θεοδώρα σε μικρογραφία του κτιτορικού χρυσόβουλλου της Μονής Διονυσίου του.jpg|Chrysobull of Alexios III of Trebizond
References
References
- Speake, Graham. (2014). "Mount Athos: renewal in paradise". Denise Harvey.
- A. E. Bakalopulos. (1973). "History of Macedonia, 1354-1833. [By] A.E. Vacalopoulos".
- (2022-02-17). "Saint Joseph of Dionysiou".
- Cavarnos, Constantine. (1999). "Blessed elder Gabriel Dionysiatis (1886-1983): remarkable confessor and spiritual guide, profound analyst of twentieth century society, inspiring writer on many vital topics, and for forty years Abbot of the Monastery of Dionysiou at the Holy Mountain of Athos". Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies.
- Sanidopoulos, John. (2004-02-27). ""Spiritual Invocation" by Elder Gabriel Dionysiatis".
- (2017-03-19). "Elder Haralambos of Dionysiou".
- (2021-07-01). "Relics of Elder Charalambos of Dionysiou, spiritual child of St. Joseph the Hesychast, exhumed".
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