Philotheou Monastery

Philotheou or Filotheou Monastery (Greek: Μονή Φιλοθέου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the north-eastern side of the peninsula.

Philotheou

Φιλοθέου
The monastery
Location within Mount Athos
Monastery information
Full name	Holy Monastery of Philotheou
Established	end of 10th century
Dedicated to	Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin
Diocese	Mount Athos
People
Founder(s)	Blessed Philotheus
Prior	Archimandrite Elder Nicodemus
Important associated figures	St Theodosius, Metropolitan of Trebizond; Abbot Dionysios (Blessed Dionysios of Olympus); Cosmas of Aetolia; Elder Ephraim of Philotheou (Arizona) (b. 1928)
Site
Location	Mount Athos, Greece
Coordinates	40°13′32.00″N 24°17′27.00″E
Visible remains	right hand of St John Chrysostom; piece of the True Cross
Public access	Men only
Other information	Icons: Our Lady Glykophilousa; Lady Gerontissa

History

Entrance

It was founded by the Blessed Philotheus, in the end of the 10th century. The monastery ranks twelfth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.

By the end of the 15th century, according to the Russian pilgrim Isaiah, the monastery was Albanian.^[1]

In 1539–1540 the monastery was renovated with funds from the Georgian kings, Levan of Kakheti and his son Alexander II of Kakheti, frescos of whom are depicted in the refectory.^[2]

The library holds 250 manuscripts, and 2500 printed books (of which 500 are in Russian and Romanian).

The monastery contains 60 working monks.

The monastery Philotheou