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THE MONASTERY DURING THE GREEK REVOLUTION

The significant – and yet unknown to many – history of the participation of the monks of Athos, and especially those of the Xenofontos Monastery, in the Greek Revolution of Independence in 1821.

CHAPTER 1
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MONASTERY AND THE CONSEUQNCES

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Active Participation

The holy martyr Chrysanthos on a portable icon of the Monastery.

The Consequences
To The Monastery

The footprints of the presnece of the monks is everywhere. Iron cross of an ascetic.

Even More Martyrs

The Metochi of the Monastery in Skopelos island where the monks found shelter during the Greek Revolution of 1821.

The Abandonment
Of The Monastery

The presence of the monks after the Greek Revolution of 1821 was unremitting.

The Return Of The Monks

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