Vigla, Mount Athos
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Vigla
Βίγλα | |
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  Vigla | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′05″N 24°22′23″E / 40.1346977651°N 24.3731498822°ECoordinates: 40°08′05″N 24°22′23″E / 40.1346977651°N 24.3731498822°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Mount Athos |
| Elevation | 264 m (866 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vigla (Greek: Βίγλα) is a settlement in Mount Athos. It is located at the southeastern edge of the Athos peninsula.[1]
The Skete of Prodromos, which belongs to the Great Lavra, is located in Vigla.
The Cave of St. Athanasius the Athonite is located on the cliffside of Vigla. The cave was also where Saint Joseph the Hesychast (born Francis Kottis) took the name Joseph as he meditated there.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ^ "Βίγλα ΑΓΙΟ ΟΡΟΣ, Δήμος ΑΓΙΟ ΟΡΟΣ (Αυτοδιοίκητο)". buk.gr. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ The Holy Elder Joseph the Hesychast, I.M. of Timios Prodromos Mesa Potamos, p. 23
- ^ Della Dora, Veronica (2016). Landscape, Nature, and the Sacred in Byzantium. Cambridge. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-316-48838-6. OCLC 938434170.
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