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Kafsokalyvia
Kafsokalyvia (Greek: Καυσοκαλύβια, lit. 'burning hut') is a settlement and idiorrhythmic skete located on Mount Athos. It is located at the southern edge of the Athos peninsula. Kafsokalyvia is named after Maximos Kausokalybites ("Maximos the Hut Burner"), a 14th-century Christian hermit.[2] It is also known as the Holy Trinity Skete (Greek: Σκήτη Αγίας Τριάδος, romanized: Skiti Agias Triados).[2] There are 40 cells in Kafsokalyvia, not all of which are occupied. As of 2014, there were 35 monks living at Kafsokalyvia (Speake 2014).[2] The population at the 2021 census was 25.[1] A regular ferry service connects the port of Kafsokalyvia[3] with Dafni, the main port of Mount Athos.[4] List of cellsList of cells and other buildings in Kafsokalyvia:[5]
Notable peopleNotable monks who have lived at Kafsokalyvia include:
References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kafsokalyvia.
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