Skete of Prophet Elijah

Mount Athos

The Skete of Prophet Elijah (Greek: Σκήτη Προφήτη Ηλία) is a cenobitic skete of the Pantokratoros monastery in Mount Athos, Greece.

It was founded in 1759 by the Ukrainian monk from Poltava Paisius Velichkovsky.^[1] Within the complex are a main church (built 1903) and three chapels. There are also an extensive library and two icons reputedly with miraculous powers.^{[2] [3]}

References

Monasteries of Mount Athos (by precedence)
Great Lavra Vatopedi Iviron Hilandar Dionysiou Koutloumousiou Pantokratoros Xeropotamou Zograf Docheiariou Karakallou Philotheou Simonopetra Agiou Pavlou Stavronikita Xenophontos Osiou Gregoriou Esphigmenou St. Panteleimon Konstamonitou

Coordinates: 40°17′00.86″N 24°15′59.58″E / 40.2835722°N 24.2665500°E / 40.2835722; 24.2665500