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Osiou Grigoriou monastery

Osiou Grigoriou monastery is an Orthodox Christian monastery, it is situated in the northern part of Greece, on the Athos peninsula.  Osiou Grigoriou monastery is a part of the Self-governed monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery ranks seventeenth in the hierarchy of the athonite monasteries. The monastery is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. In 1990 the monastery had 71 working monks. The monastery holds 279 manuscripts and approximately 6,000 printed books. Read the rest of this entry »

Kastoria, Orthodox monastery

Kastoria is located in northern part of Greece, in the periphery of West Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria Prefecture. Kastoria is an important religious centre for the Greek Orthodox Church and is the seat of a metropolitan bishop. It originally had 72 Byzantine and medieval churches, of which 54 have survived. Read the rest of this entry »

Esfigmenou Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece

Esfigmenou monastery is situated in the northern part of Greece, on the Athos peninsula.  Esfigmenou monastery is a part of the Self-governed monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The current building dates back to the 10th century, but the site had been used as a monastery since the 5th century.Esphigmenou monastery ranks eighteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. Mount Athos was inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List. Today the monastery has about 115 monk and it is the most populous monastery in Athos. Read the rest of this entry »

Pandokratoros Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece

Pantokratoros monastery is located in the northern part of Greece, on the Athos peninsula.  Pantokratoros monastery is a part of the Self-governed monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery was founded in 1363 by the stratopedarches Alexios and the primikerios John. The monastery ranks seventh in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. Mount Athos is inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List. Today the monastery has about 17 monks.

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Varlaam Monastery, Meteora, Greece

Varlaam Monastery in Meteora is one of four active male monasteries in the Meteora monastery complex in Greece.The monastery was founded in 1517 by Theophanis and Nektarios Apsaradas.The frescos in the monastery were done by the iconographer Frangos Katelanos. Read the rest of this entry »