Athanasius of Athos (traditionally associated)

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Athanasius of Athos was a 10th-century Byzantine monk and pioneering organizer of cenobitic monasticism on Mount Athos, revered as one of the principal founders of the Athonite monastic tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athonite elder
Byzantine monk
Christian monk
Eastern Orthodox saint
founder of monastery
associatedWith Athonite monastic tradition
Great Lavra monastery
linked to: Great Lavra

Mount Athos monastic republic
linked to: Mount Athos
centuryOfActivity 10th century
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
culture Byzantine
deathCause building accident at Great Lavra (traditional account)
feastDay 5 July (Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar)
founderOf Great Lavra
first large cenobitic monastery on Mount Athos
givenName Athanasius
hasCanonicalStatus canonized saint
hasHonorificTitle Our Holy Father Athanasius the Athonite
Saint
hasPlaceInReligion principal founder of organized monastic life on Mount Athos
influenced development of Orthodox monasticism
later Athonite monastic communities
knownFor being one of the principal founders of the Athonite monastic tradition
pioneering cenobitic monasticism on Mount Athos
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
monasticTypePromoted cenobitic life
movement cenobitic monasticism
notableWork foundation of cenobitic monasticism on Mount Athos
organization of the Great Lavra monastery
occupation abbot
monastic founder
monk
placeOfActivity Byzantine Empire
Mount Athos
placeOfDeath Mount Athos
religion Eastern Orthodox Church
sexOrGender male
traditionallyAssociatedWith systematization of communal monastic rule on Athos
veneratedIn Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church

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Vatopedi Monastery foundedBy Athanasius of Athos (traditionally associated)
Great Lavra foundedBy Athanasius of Athos
linked to: Athanasius of Athos (traditionally associated)
Great Lavra founder Athanasius of Athos
linked to: Athanasius of Athos (traditionally associated)
Great Lavra dedicatedTo Saint Athanasius the Athonite
linked to: Athanasius of Athos (traditionally associated)
Athanasius of Athos hasHonorificTitle Our Holy Father Athanasius the Athonite
linked to: Athanasius of Athos (traditionally associated)