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The New Philosophou Monastery is not as new as it might sound, since it was founded in 1691. The gallant monastery with the remarkable carven chancel screen is located on the west side of Loussios Gorge. The murals, that embellish the monastery, were made by the painter Victoras and are Cretan style. In Monopori, where the old monastery was...
North-east of Kastri is the imposing gorge of river Tanos, where the Monastery Timiou Prodromou is built on an abrupt rock in the 12th century. Due to its inaccessible location, it was used during the revolution in 1821 as a resistance base against Ibrahim and a shelter during his raids. Its water mill was grinding gunpowder during the...
Near the temple of St Peter's, on the peak of Parnonas called Malevou, is a monastery dedicated to Panagia (Virgin Mary). In its area is the chapel of Agios Nilos, where he spent his monastic life in the 17th century. The old monastery was built in 717 AD and destroyed in the late 18th century by Turks, because the monks participated in the...
Monastery Loukous, which was dedicated to the Metamorphosis of the Savior, is located near Kato Doliana. It was built on the ruins of Polemokratis' bethel, the grandson of Asclepius, in 1117. Many sculptures from the bethel and the Roman country seat of Herodes Atticus have been excavated from its parvis. The monastery is mentioned for the...
The monastery of Panagias Elonas is located on the slope of Parnonas since the 14th century. According to tradition, the icon of Panagia Vrefocratousa was found here and the first two monks settled in to protect it. In the Ottoman Empire, the area acquired a reputation due to a tale about the icon's power. This fact enabled the area to flourish...
The citizens of Tripolis visit the Varson monastery regularly. It is a stauropegial monastery with a communal disposition. It is said that the first monastery was built in the 11th century and flourished during the mid-14th century. Moreover, it was used as a strategic locality in the Siege of Tripolis in 1821. The four-columnar domical temple...
The historical monastery of the 12th century is located only 10km from Tripolis. According to tradition, the miraculous icon on the sanctum's chancel screen was found in this place three times, while some followers were taking it back to the temple of Agios (St.) Georgios in Tripolis. Therefore, the church was built here and, then, a monastery...
Agia Fotine's church is located just opposite the antiquities of Archea Mantinia near Tripolis and was built in 1972. The church is owned by the Mantinian Association, located inside the ancient town and bifurcates with its mixed architecture: Byzantine, archaic or exotic. The Official Church demanded the replacement of some icon-paintings in...
The Byzantine church of Agia Theodora is located near the village Vasta of Megalopolis. Seventeen giant trees have grown on its roof and a spring sprouts from its foundation. According to tradition, the church was built on the place, where Agia (St.) was tormented. She died saying: «My body should be a church, my blood water and my hair trees
The monastery of Panagia Emialon is located 2,5km southeast of Dimitsana and was founded in 1608. At first, it was built inside the rock, where only some ruins from the first cells are preserved. Although its physiognomy has altered through the centuries, the authentic mural - a specimen of the Cretan School - and the fretwork chancel screen of...
