Koutloumousiou Monastery

The Koutloumousiou Monastery (Greek: Μονή Κουτλουμουσίου) or Koutloumousi (Κουτλουμούσι) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery ranks sixth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.

Koutloumousiou Monastery

Μονή Κουτλουμουσίου
Interior of the monastery.
Location within Mount Athos
Monastery information
Full name	Holy Monastery of Koutloumousiou
Order	Ecumenical Patriarchate
Dedicated to	Transfiguration of the Saviour
Diocese	Mount Athos
Prior	Archimandrite Elder Nikolaos
Site
Location	Mount Athos, Greece
Coordinates	40.2536°N 24.2472°E / 40.2536; 24.2472
Public access	Men only

Its was founded in the 11th century by Kallistos Koutloumous, an orthodox monk from the city of Iconium in Minor Asia. The first benefactor was the byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who appreciated the piety of Kallistos and strengthened the Monastery.^[1]

The monastery was raised with the help of voivodes Nicolae Alexandru Basarab and Vladislav Vlaicu from Wallachia, while other Wallachian voivodes contributed with substantial financial donations (Mircea cel Bătrân, Laiotă Basarab, Basarab cel Tânăr, Vlad al IV-lea Călugărul, Vlad al VI-lea Înecatul, Vlad al VII-lea Vintilă, Radu cel Mare, Neagoe Basarab).^[2]

The monastery's library contains 662 manuscripts and approximately 3,500 printed books.

It has 26 working monks.

Koutloumousiou Bridge [bg] (Greek: Γεφύρι στην Ιερά Μονή Κουτλουμουσίου) connects Koutloumousiou Monastery with Karyes.

Notable people

• Kallistos Koutloumous, founder of the Monastery, orthodox monk from the city of Iconium in Asia Minor
• St. Paisios of Mount Athos
• Father Christodoulos, who became Abbot of Koutloumousiou in 1975 after migrating with 8 monks from a monastery in Euboea^[3]

Gallery

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  Koutloumousiou Monastery
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  Olive trees near the monastery
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  The church of the monastery
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  Courtyard detail