Panagia Ekatontapyliani in Paros is one of the most important shrines in the Aegean. For more than 1500 years, the island of Paros has been celebrating the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Orthodox people from the entire world visit the Pilgrimage Church of the Holy Virgin of Ekatontapyliani. The temple is located in the north-eastern part of the … Read More
Monasteries Map with hotspots
Προβολή Monasteries σε χάρτη μεγαλύτερου μεγέθους
SAINT RAPHAEL MONASTERY– LESVOS ISLAND
Over the spa town of Thermi stands the hill of Karyes; it was formerly known as “Panagia of Karya”, its ground was full of scattered hewn stones, while the air was filled with fragrance. The locals lit the vigil lamp daily and once a year, on Bright Tuesday, they celebrated the Divine Liturgy, as a traditional custom, although they didn’t know why. The … Read More
HOLY MONASTERY OF SAINT EPHRAIM – NEA MAKRI ATTICA
One of the oldest monasteries of Athens, Attica (from the 10th century) is the Annunciation of the Theotokos on Mount Amomon (location known as Nea Makri). In the years of the Turkish domination many barbarian slaughters took place, whereas one of the martyrs was Saint Ephraim. The Holy Relic of Saint Ephraim was found miraculously before some decades. In 1945 … Read More
SAINT JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN AND SAINT PAISIOS MONASTERY – SOUROTI, THESSALONIKI
The Convent is dedicated to Saints John the Theologian and Arsenios the Cappadocian, whereas it is popular to the whole world because in it, next to the Catholicon, lies the grave of Saint Paisios the Athonite. The nuns of the monastery had Saint Paisios as their spiritual leader. Saint Paisios fell asleep in the Lord on July 12, 1994. Since then, … Read More
PILGRIMAGE OF AGIOS NIKOLAOS NEOS (SAINT NIKOLAOS THE NEW) – VOUNENA OF LARISA
The church of Agios Nikolaos Neos, that is specifically honoured nowadays, is situated near the village Vounena, on the mountain where Saint Nikolaos Neos gave his life for Christ. It is almost half an hour away from Larisa on the boundaries between the prefectures of Larisa and Karditsa. In the church, there is the cenotaph … Read More
HOLY MONASTERY OF PANAGIA PHILERIMOS – RHODES ISLAND
The monastery of Panagia that is dedicated to Zoodochos Pigi (Life-giving Spring) is situated in an idyllic place, at the northwest end of Rhodes, on the hill of Philerimos, at an altitude of 260 metres. The acropolis of Ialysos and the ancient temple of Athena pre-existed in this place. The latter was converted into a Christian temple in the … Read More
THEOTOKOS PHANEROMENI’S MONASTERY – LEFKADA
Only 3 kilometers far from Lefkada, one of the Ionian Islands, on a green hill, there lies the Monastery of Theotokos Phaneromeni (manifested), the oldest and largest of the island, which is for centuries the religious center of it. The monastery is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos, who is also the protector and patron saint of Lefkada. According … Read More
MONASTERY OF PREVELI – RETHYMNO – CRETE
The historic Holy Monastery of Prevelis is located at the south of Rethymnon, west of the mouth of Kourtaliotis (“Great River”). It is one ofthe most famous and respected monasteries in Crete, in a lushand verdantlandscape. The monastery comprises two separate building complexes located within1.7 kmfrom each other, the Lower (Kato) Monastery of Saint John the Baptist and the Rear … Read More
MONASTERY OF SAINT VISSARION PILIS (DOUSIKOU) OF TRIKALA
The Monastery of Saint Vissarion (Dousikou) at Trikala (in central Greece) is also called ‘Monastery of Sotiros ton Megalon Pilon’ because it is related with the nearby destroyed byzantine Monastery of the 13th century, the Monastery of Porta-Panagia of Pili, at Trikala. It was built between the years 1527-1535, at the ruins’ place of a Monastery … Read More