Skete of Saint Anne

The Skete of St Anne is a dependent idiorrhythmic skete, a monastic community attached to the more formalised Great Lavra in Mount Athos, Greece.
It lies on the shore of the Aegean Sea about 800 metres from the New Skete.
The hamlet of Vouleftiria is located in the lower part of the skete.

History

The kyriakon of the Skete of Saint Anne was built in 1680 when the skete was being enlarged by Patriarch Dionysius III of Constantinople.

List of cells

List of cells and other buildings in Agia Anna Skete:

Notable people

Namesakes

Centaurea sanctae-annae, a species of knapweed, is named after the skete.