Dionysiou Monastery () is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, at the southwest part of the Athos peninsula. The monastery ranks fifth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. It is one of the twenty self-governing monasteries in Athos, and is dedicated to John the Baptist.
History The monastery is named after Saint , who founded it in the 14th century. Dionysius' brother was the metropolitan of Trebizond, whose ruler Alexios III Komnenos was the main benefactor of the monastery during its founding. His chrysobull from September 1374 is currently kept in the archives of Dionysiou Monastery. A passage from the chrysobull states that:
By the end of the 15th century, the Russian pilgrim Isaiah confirms that the monastery was Serbian.
The library of the monastery housed 804 manuscripts and more than 4,000 printed books. The oldest manuscripts come from the 11th century.
Today, the monastery has a community of around 50 monks.
Notable people Nephon II of Constantinople Saint Joseph of Dionysiou (d. 17 February 1819) Arsenios the Cave Dweller (resident from 1980–1983)
Partial list of abbots Dositheos of Dionysiou (abbot until 1936) Elder Gabriel Dionysiatis (or Gabriel of Dionysiou, 1886–6 November 1983), Abbot of Dionysiou Monastery for 40 years during the mid-1900s Elder Haralambos Dionysiatis (or Charalambos of Dionysiou, 1886–6 November 1983), Abbot of Dionysiou Monastery from 1979 to 2000 Peter of Dionysiou (current abbot)
Manuscripts Codex Athous Dionysiou = Uncial 045 (Ω) Uncial 050
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External links
Dionysiou monastery at the Mount Athos website. Greek Ministry of Culture: Holy Monastery of Dionysiou.