Mount Athos in Greece, abandoned medieval monastery of Saint Andrew in Mount Athos (Holy Mountain). Let's travel to Greece and let's visit Mount Athos (Holy Mountain) which is a mountain and peninsula in northeastern Greece and an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism. We are going to see the abandoned monastery of Saint Andrew (Skete of Saint Andrew, also the Skete of Apostle Andrew and Great Anthony or Skiti Agiou Andrea in Karyes) which is a monastic institution (skete) on Mount Athos.
Prior to World War I the population of the monastery of Saint Andrew (Skete of Saint Andrew, also the Skete of Apostle Andrew) included 700 to 800 Russian monks. In 1958, the western wing of the Skete and library were destroyed by fire and, in 1971, the last monk of the old community died. The monastery of Saint Andrew then was abandoned and it became deserted. In 1992 a new, Greek-speaking brotherhood brought new life to the Skete. In 2001, young monks joined in community and deal with the preservation of the icons and the maintenance of the premises.
Mount Athos is governed as an autonomous polity within the Hellenic (Greek) Republic. Mount Athos is home to 20 monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

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