New Skete (Mount Athos)

Nea Skete

Νέα Σκήτη
Location within Mount Athos
Monastery information
Full name	New Skete of the Holy Monastery of Agiou Pavlou
Order	Greek Orthodox
Dedicated to	Paul the Apostle
Prior	Archimandrite Elder Parthenius (Mourelatos)
Site
Location	Mount Athos Greece
Coordinates	40°09′40″N 24°17′25″E / 40.1611°N 24.2903°E / 40.1611; 24.2903
Public access	Men only

The Nea Skete or New Skete (Greek: Νέα Σκήτη) is a skete (smaller, dependent monastic house) of the Agiou Pavlou monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos.

It lies on the sea shore between the Agiou Pavlou monastery (monastery of Saint Paul) and the Skete of Saint Anne. and was founded in the 18th century.

The New Skete speaks Greek, follows the idiorrhythmic way of monastic life, and is inhabited by 40 monks living in 28 residences.