metohi of xiropotamou monastery near sarti, greece

village ruins estate building fortification monastery town castle tourism hill vacation mountain landscape house tree xeropotamou eastern orthodox monastic state mount athos greece middle side peninsula ranks eighth hierarchy athonite monasteries founded century dedicated forty martyrs sebaste houses numerous relics prominent largest extant piece true cross reason celebrates patronal feastday september feast elevation holy library 409 manuscripts 600 printed books today monks metohi xiropotamou sarti 10th