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Karakalou Monastery

Also known as Ιερά Μονή Καρακάλλου

Photo: Karakalou Monastery

Photo: Misa.stefanovic.07, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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The Karakallou Monastery (Greek: Μονή Καρακάλλου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the south-eastern side of the peninsula and ranks eleventh in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The monastery has 50 working monks, and its library holds 330 manuscripts, and about 3,000 printed books.

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