List of Illustrations
Introduction

1 The Wall: Chromitsa Metorchi
2 Chilandari: the Idiorrhythmic Monastery of Chelandio
3 Esphigmenou: the Coenobitic Monastery of the Tight-Girdled One
4 Zographou: the Coenobitic Monastery of the Painter
5 Kastamonitou: the Coenobitic Monastery of the Man of Kastamoni
6 Docheiarious: the Idorrythmic Monastery of the Superintendent of the Stores
Xenophontos: the Coenobitic Monastery of Xenophon
7 St. Panteleimon or Russiko: the Coenobitic Monastery of the Russians
8 The Capital Town of Karyes
9 The Coenobitic Skete of St. Andrew
Axion Estin Kelli
The Coenobitic Skete of Prophet Elijah
Pantokratoros: the Idiorrhythmic Monastery of the Almighty
The Idiorrhythmic Monastery of Stavronikita
10 Vatopedi: the Idiorrrhythmic Monastery of the Bramble Field, or the Boy and the Bramble Bush
11 Iviron: teh Idiorrhythmic Monastery of the Iberians or Georgians
12 Philotheou: the Idiorrhythmic Monastery of the Hermit of Philotheos
13 The Great Lavra: the Idiorrhythmic Monastery of the Great-Street-of -Cells
14 Prodromou: the Coenobitic Skete of the Forerunner
Kapsokalyvia: the Idiorrhythmic Skete of the Burnt Huts
15 Kerasia
St Basil's
Karoulia, or the Pulleys
The Idiorrhythmic Skete of St. Anne's
New Skete
16 St. Paul's: the Coenobitic Monastery of St. Paul of Xeropotamou
17. Dionysiou: the Coenobitic Monastery of Dionysus of Kastoria
Gregariou: the Coenobitic Monastery of Gregory of Sinai
Simopetra: the Coenobitic Monastery of the Rock of Simon

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