The Dependencies In Kapsalas
Dependencies of the Monastery in the Kapsalas area and the wider region are the following six Cells and Kalyves:
a) Cells: 1) St. John the Theologian (Daouti), 2) St Nikolaos (Chatzouda), 3) St Nikolaos (Boulgari), 4) Transfiguration (Moutafi), 5) St Georgios (Faneromenos), 6) Axion Estin,
b) Kalyves: 1) Pafnoutios, 2) St Savvas, 3) St Mina, 4) The Holy Apostles, 5) St John the Theologian, 6) The Visitation, 7) St. Dimitrios of Russia, 8) St Nikolaos (Germanos), 9) The Annunciation (Youria), 10) St Mandilios, 11) St Tuchonos of Zantovsk, 12) St Sergios of Rantonez, 13) The Blessed One, 14) St Georgios (Livadogene), 15) Ilarionos, 16) Kokkinos, 17) St Nikolaos (Synesios), 18) Jeremiah, 19) St. Dimitrios of Thessaloniki, 20) The Birth of the Virgin Mary, 21) The Presentation of the Virgin Mary (Kyriako), 22) Dimitrios, 23) St Georgios (Thasitos), 24) St Nikolaos (Nikodimos), 25) Zosima or Gorgoepikos, 26) New Nikodimos, 27) Dormition of the Virgin Mary, 28) St Vasileios – St Theofilos, 29) Kalamida, 30) The Holy Fathers (Dalmatios), 31) Kipouros, 32) All Saints, 33) Mitrofanos, 34) Sts Anargyrioi, 35) Dramiari, 36) Panagouda-Fakinos, 37) Barella, 38) Neofytos, 39) Eustathiou (Papa-Damaskinos), 40) Tamvaki, 41) Theona, 42) Akathistos, 43) Old Tsougka, 44) The Kingdom, 45) Porfurios (of Filotheos), 46) Vitalios, 47) New Kalyvi (Kallistratos), 48) St Mitrofanous, 49) New Kalyvi (Barsanoufios), 50) New Kalyvi (Modestos), 51) Zerokalyvo.
Of the above Cells and Kalyves, those most worth remembering are:
1) The Cell Axion Estin, which is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, as confirmed by the reference to it in the Narrative written by Serafeim Thipolos, the Protos of Agios Oros in the 16th century: 'in a location of the Holy Monastery of Pantokratoros.' According to the Narrative, the Cell – located in a pit below the Russian Skete of St Andrew which is referred to as 'the pit of Adein' – was the site of a miracle: The Archangel Gabriel appeared there as a monk, where he presented and taught the resident monks the hymn the archangels sing to the Virgin Mary: 'It is truly meet to bless thee...'
2) The Cell of St John the Theologian (Daouti) is one of the oldest Cells, which is mentioned in sources from the 15th century. The nave is completely covered with frescoes, while in the entrance hall, there are scenes from the life of St John the Theologian. In the lintel of the central nave, the following inscription survives:
'O holy and blessed church of this saint, / the glorious apostle, known and respected by all, / the evangelist John the Theologian. / Εndowed by the hieromonk / the Panosiotatos ('most holy') Chrysanthos, and / Damianos, monk of the brotherhood, / and the people of Limnos. / By the hand of the hieromonk Makarios the Galatian, / and his Companions. / 1843 September ιη'
3) The Cell of St Georgios of Faneromenos receives its name from the miraculous icon of the same name which is kept today in the Monastery. The Cell was founded at the location of the ancient dwelling of St Georgios of Plakaros, which is known from the 15th century.
4) The Kalyvi of St Vasileios, which was renovated by St Theofilos the Myroblitis at the beginning of the 16th century and where, according to tradition, his former dwelling still remains buried until today. In the same area, there is the sacred spring of the saint, which began to flow in answer to his prayers. This Kalyvi is also the place where the high-ranking monk St Nikodimos the Athonite was tonsured, and according to the local tradition, St Gerasimos the Younger was as well. St Nikodimos continued his work in the same area, and particularly in the Kalyves St Mandilios, New Nikodimos, and St Nikoloas.
5) The Kalyvi of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary, the old church of Kapsalas, survives until today. In the apse of the nave, there are frescoes which bear the date ΑΨ (1700).
6) A little known place of pilgrimage in the area is the sacred spring of the Kalyvi of The Birth of the Virgin Mary, which began to flow after an appearance of the Virgin Mary to a monk there.
It is worth noting that according to the archives of the Monastery, there are another 15-20 buildings in the area which have not yet been identified.
a) Cells: 1) St. John the Theologian (Daouti), 2) St Nikolaos (Chatzouda), 3) St Nikolaos (Boulgari), 4) Transfiguration (Moutafi), 5) St Georgios (Faneromenos), 6) Axion Estin,
b) Kalyves: 1) Pafnoutios, 2) St Savvas, 3) St Mina, 4) The Holy Apostles, 5) St John the Theologian, 6) The Visitation, 7) St. Dimitrios of Russia, 8) St Nikolaos (Germanos), 9) The Annunciation (Youria), 10) St Mandilios, 11) St Tuchonos of Zantovsk, 12) St Sergios of Rantonez, 13) The Blessed One, 14) St Georgios (Livadogene), 15) Ilarionos, 16) Kokkinos, 17) St Nikolaos (Synesios), 18) Jeremiah, 19) St. Dimitrios of Thessaloniki, 20) The Birth of the Virgin Mary, 21) The Presentation of the Virgin Mary (Kyriako), 22) Dimitrios, 23) St Georgios (Thasitos), 24) St Nikolaos (Nikodimos), 25) Zosima or Gorgoepikos, 26) New Nikodimos, 27) Dormition of the Virgin Mary, 28) St Vasileios – St Theofilos, 29) Kalamida, 30) The Holy Fathers (Dalmatios), 31) Kipouros, 32) All Saints, 33) Mitrofanos, 34) Sts Anargyrioi, 35) Dramiari, 36) Panagouda-Fakinos, 37) Barella, 38) Neofytos, 39) Eustathiou (Papa-Damaskinos), 40) Tamvaki, 41) Theona, 42) Akathistos, 43) Old Tsougka, 44) The Kingdom, 45) Porfurios (of Filotheos), 46) Vitalios, 47) New Kalyvi (Kallistratos), 48) St Mitrofanous, 49) New Kalyvi (Barsanoufios), 50) New Kalyvi (Modestos), 51) Zerokalyvo.
Of the above Cells and Kalyves, those most worth remembering are:
1) The Cell Axion Estin, which is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, as confirmed by the reference to it in the Narrative written by Serafeim Thipolos, the Protos of Agios Oros in the 16th century: 'in a location of the Holy Monastery of Pantokratoros.' According to the Narrative, the Cell – located in a pit below the Russian Skete of St Andrew which is referred to as 'the pit of Adein' – was the site of a miracle: The Archangel Gabriel appeared there as a monk, where he presented and taught the resident monks the hymn the archangels sing to the Virgin Mary: 'It is truly meet to bless thee...'
2) The Cell of St John the Theologian (Daouti) is one of the oldest Cells, which is mentioned in sources from the 15th century. The nave is completely covered with frescoes, while in the entrance hall, there are scenes from the life of St John the Theologian. In the lintel of the central nave, the following inscription survives:
'O holy and blessed church of this saint, / the glorious apostle, known and respected by all, / the evangelist John the Theologian. / Εndowed by the hieromonk / the Panosiotatos ('most holy') Chrysanthos, and / Damianos, monk of the brotherhood, / and the people of Limnos. / By the hand of the hieromonk Makarios the Galatian, / and his Companions. / 1843 September ιη'
3) The Cell of St Georgios of Faneromenos receives its name from the miraculous icon of the same name which is kept today in the Monastery. The Cell was founded at the location of the ancient dwelling of St Georgios of Plakaros, which is known from the 15th century.
4) The Kalyvi of St Vasileios, which was renovated by St Theofilos the Myroblitis at the beginning of the 16th century and where, according to tradition, his former dwelling still remains buried until today. In the same area, there is the sacred spring of the saint, which began to flow in answer to his prayers. This Kalyvi is also the place where the high-ranking monk St Nikodimos the Athonite was tonsured, and according to the local tradition, St Gerasimos the Younger was as well. St Nikodimos continued his work in the same area, and particularly in the Kalyves St Mandilios, New Nikodimos, and St Nikoloas.
5) The Kalyvi of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary, the old church of Kapsalas, survives until today. In the apse of the nave, there are frescoes which bear the date ΑΨ (1700).
6) A little known place of pilgrimage in the area is the sacred spring of the Kalyvi of The Birth of the Virgin Mary, which began to flow after an appearance of the Virgin Mary to a monk there.
It is worth noting that according to the archives of the Monastery, there are another 15-20 buildings in the area which have not yet been identified.