Ἱερὰ Μονὴ Σταυρονικήτα Βρίσκεται στὴν ἀνατολικὴ ἀκτὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ὅρους σὲ ὑψόμετρο 50μ. ἀπὸ τὴν ἐπιφάνεια τῆς θάλασσας. Εἶναι ἡ τελευταία ἀπὸ τὶς μονὲς ποὺ χτίστηκαν στὸ Ἅγιο Ὅρος καὶ ἔχει τὴ μορφὴ ὀχυροῦ. Ἡ μονὴ Σταυρονικήτα κατέχει τὴ δέκατη πέμπτη θέση στὴν ἱεραρχία τῶν μονῶν τοῦ Ἁγίου Ὅρους, εἶναι κοινοβιακὴ καὶ κατοικεῖται ἀπὸ 28 μοναχοὺς (1990). Ἡ μονὴ ἔχει καταστραφεῖ ἐπανειλημμένα ἀπὸ πυρκαϊὰ τὰ ἔτη 1607, 1817, 1864 καὶ 1879. Τὸ καθολικὸ τῆς μονῆς χτίστηκε στὸ διάστημα 1527-1536. Τοιχογραφήθηκε τὸ 1546 ἀπὸ τὸν Κρητικὸ ζωγράφο Θεοφάνη. Διατηρεῖ τὴν ἀρχιτεκτονικὴ τῶν καθολικῶν τῶν μονῶν τοῦ Ἀθω. Τὸ τέμπλο τοῦ καθολικοῦ εἶναι ζωγραφισμένο ἀπὸ τὸν Θεοφάνη καὶ ἔχει ὡς θέμα τὸ Δωδεκάορτο. Ἐκτὸς τοῦ καθολικοῦ ὑπάρχουν ἄλλα ἕξι παρεκκλήσια ἐντὸς καὶ ἐκτὸς τῆς μονῆς. Ἡ βιβλιοθήκη διαθέτει 170 χειρόγραφα καὶ μερικὲς χιλιάδες ἔντυπων βιβλίων. Στὸ σκευοφυλάκιο φυλάσσονται πολύτιμοι θησαυροὶ ὅπως ἱερὰ λείψανα, λειτουργικὰ σκεύη, σταυροί.

It is located on the eastern shore of the peninsula, at an altitude of 50 meters above sea level. It is the last of the monasteries built on Mount Athos and has the shape of a fortress. It occupies the fifteenth rank in the hierarchical order of the twenty Athonite monasteries. It is inhabited by 28 monks (1990) and is coenobitic (communal). The monastery had repeatedly been destroyed by fire in 1067, 1817, 1864 and 1879. Its katholikon was built between 1527-1536. Its wall murals were performed by the Cretan artist Theophanes. It maintains the architecture of the katholika of the Athonite monasteries. Its templon is painted by Theophanes and its theme is the Dodecaorton. Aside from the katholikon, there are six chapels inside and outside the monastery. The library houses 170 manuscript and several thousands of printed books. The skevofylakion houses precious treasures, such as holy relics, liturgical vessels and crosses.

Ὁ Χριστός, λεπτομέρεια Christ, detail

Ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος St. George and St. Demetrios

Ἡ κοίμηση τῆς Θεοτόκου Dormition of the Virgin

Tὸ ἅγιον μανδήλιον Holy Mandilion

Ὁ ἅγιος Χριστόφορος Staint Christopher

Ἀνατολικὸς τοίχος. Οἱ δύο κάτω ζῶνες ἔργα τοῦ Θεοφάνη East wall Ἀνατολικὸς τοίχος. Οἱ δύο κάτω ζῶνες ἔργα τοῦ Θεοφάνη East wall. The two lower zones are work of Theophanis

Ὁ εὐαγγελιστὴς Λουκᾶς Evangelist Luke

Ἡ Πλατυτέρα. Λεπτομέρεια. The Platytera. Detail.