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Vigla, Mount Athos
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Vigla (Greek: Βίγλα) is a settlement in Mount Athos. It is located at the southeastern edge of the Athos peninsula.[1]
The settlement of Vigla on the southeastern tip of the Athonite peninsula is not to be confused with Megali Vigla, a 510 metre-high peak within the Mount Athos monastic territory that is less than 1.5 km from the border with Greece.[2]
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The Skete of Prodromos, which belongs to the Great Lavra, is located in Vigla.[3]: 69
The Cave of St. Athanasius the Athonite is located on the cliffside of Vigla.[3]: 71 The cave was also where Saint Joseph the Hesychast (born Francis Kottis) took the name Joseph as he meditated there.[4]
The Cave of the Birth of Jesus is also located in the Vigla area. Osios Theodoros lived there as an ascetic and hermit.[3]: 71
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