Filotheou Monastery
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Philotheou or Filotheou Monastery () is an
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at the monastic state of
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in
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History

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. In 1539–1540 the monastery was renovated with funds from the Georgian kings,
Levan of Kakheti Levan ( ka, ლევანი), also known as Leon ( ka, ლეონი) (1503–1574), was a Georgian monarch of the Bagrationi dynasty, who reigned as List of monarchs of Georgia, king (''mepe'') of Kingdom of Kakheti, Kakheti in eastern Georgi ...
and his son
Alexander II of Kakheti Alexander II ( ka, ალექსანდრე II) (1527 – March 12, 1605) of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king ('' mepe'') of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1574 to 1605. In spite of a precarious international situation, he managed to reta ...
,
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s of whom are depicted in the
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.Speros Vryonis, Jr., Henrik Birnbaum, Byzantine Studies: Essays on the Slavic World and the Eleventh Century, Aristide d Caratzas Pub, Jan 1, 1992, p. 93 The library holds 250 manuscripts, and 2500 printed books (of which 500 are in Russian and Romanian). The monastery contains 60 working monks.


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External links


Philotheou monastery at the Mount Athos website
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