Vatopedi Monastery The Holy and Great
Monastery of Vatopedi (Greek: Βατοπέδι or Greek: Βατοπαίδι) on Mount Athos was built during the second half of the 10th century by three monks, Athanasius, Nicholas, and Antonius, from Adrianople, who were disciples of Athanasius the Athonite. A legendary tradition says that its construction was ordered in the 5th century by Eastern Roman Emperor ...