Romanians in Mount Athos between Religion and Dictate
Romanians in Mount Athos between Religion and Dictate

Summary/Abstract: After a brief introduction on administrative and religious organization of Mount Athos and the foundation of the Romanian hermitages Prodromu and Lacu, the paper demonstrates, based on archive documents, the presence of the Romanian element here since the 9th century. The emphasis falls on the life of Romanian monks in Athos since the second half of the 19th century till present. Their difficult situation, always placed between the religious life initiated and supported by the Romanian Patriarchate and the Romanian government and the Greek position represented by the antiRomanian actions of Great Lavra that control and manage from 1924 to the present day the two Romanian hermitages is highlighted. Statements in this paper are based on documents that are in the funds of the National Archives and the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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