Romanian Small Convents in Mount Athos
Romanian Small Convents in Mount Athos

Summary/Abstract: The study brings into question a less researched aspect in the Romanian and foreign history in the past 20 years, namely, cells and Romanian huts set up on Mount Athos in the 19th century with hermitages founded there also by Romanian monks. This material presents aspects of religious and administrative life, and their daily lives on Mount Athos in Greece, and relations between communities of Romanian monks from there and Greek monks from Mount Athos during the time, from its establishment - 19th century to the present. The information is based on research and documents in the deposits of the National Archives of Romania and those of the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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