Grigoriat Monastery
Description:
Grigoriat Monastery is located on the southwestern side of the Holy Mountain, next to the monasteries of Dionysiat and Simonopetra. In the hierarchy of Athos monasteries it is in 17th place.
The monastery was founded in the 14th century by a hermit monk named Gregory and his disciples. Unfortunately, little is known about the monastery, as its archives were completely destroyed by fires in 1500 and 1762. Grigoriat was attacked by pirates many times. In the following years, the monastery was periodically restored on the donations of Orthodox sovereigns of those times.
Currently, the Grigoriat is an active monastery, it is home to about 70 monks who themselves take care of food and household needs. The monastery contains 279 manuscripts, about 6000 printed books, various sacred utensils and robes.