Skete of the Annunciation

The Skete of the Annunciation of the Theotokos (Greek: Σκήτη Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου) is a skete of the Monastery of Xenophontos, on Mount Athos, Greece.

The main church of the skete

The skete was founded in 1766^[1] by the hieromonk Sylvester, and the monks Efrem and Agapios.^[2]

Today the skete consists of 26 residences occupied by 10 monks,^[3] a library holding 360 hand written codexes and 500 prints,^[4] and a church built in 1766 containing 100 icons and the relics of St. Charalampos and St. Modestos.^[2][3]