The women's monastery of St Catherine is located very close to the monastery of All Saints (only 2 km away) above Pothia. The monastery building dominates the landscape. A paved road leads to the monastery. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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This is an old-calendar women's monastery. The monastery area includes the temple, the monks' cells and 2 entrances. The first entrance has a belfry, while the second has an arched opening with a dome. The church of Agia Sophia, built on a hill, is of the Aegean type, single-aisled and vaulted. The
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The Androa Monastery of Agia Triado is located on the south-eastern edge of the island, at Cape Hali, and is a member of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Eleusis in Kalymnos. The area of the Monastery was donated by the American Lidl Pelekanou to Fr. Antonis Maglis who in turn transferred it to the
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The men's Hermitage of Agios Kyprianos is located south of Pothia, in the location of Vothyoni and covers an area of 20 acres. The original church was built on April 29, 1921 by American expatriates and later monks Theokletos (+1926) and Makarios (+1933). An inscription placed at the entrance of
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The complex that constitutes the Monastery of Ag. Panteleimon (17th century) attracts thousands of locals and foreigners, especially to his Grace, and is considered the second Patron Saint of the island, after (or equal to) Agios Nikolaos. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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In Pothia, east of the Monastery of All Saints, is the small monastic complex of the Holy Apostles, better known in Kalymnos as Agios Petros. It's worth a visit. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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The Monastery of Agios Savvas the Young rises on a hill next to Pothia and is dedicated to one of the patron saints of the island. It has an amazing four-story bell tower, a cruciform church with domes, and picturesque whitewashed chapels. The entire complex has been rebuilt according to Byzantine
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The monastery of the Holy Apostles is located on the plateau of Argos and was founded in the 11th - 12th century. Its probable founder was Osios Christodoulos or one of his successors. Agioi Apostoloi is the largest temple of the monastic complex, which also includes the chapel of Saint
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The Monastery of All Saints rises on a hill, above the capital of the island, Pothia. Saint Savvas the Younger (1862-1948) was a monk here. In one of the chapels of the Monastery is the tomb of Saint Savvas, to which the locals attribute miraculous powers. Nuns still live in the old part of the
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The Ascension Monastery is located between Pothia and Chorio, after Chrysocheria Castle. It is a women's monastery. Worth noting is the tasteful courtyard with the purple bougainvillea that are in full bloom in the summer. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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The Monastery of Evangelistria is located in Argos. It is a women's Monastery, it celebrates March 25th. It is the oldest Female Congregational Monastery of Kalymnos. The nuns of the monastery make handmade carpets as well as beautiful textiles used in local clothing, the so-called kafadia. Editor:
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The now-abandoned monastery of Panagia Psilis, Kyra Psilis as they call her in Kalymnos, dominates north from Vathi. It is an old castle-monastery, which, according to popular legend, was built by a Kalymnian who had converted and when he returned to his special homeland, he remembered his roots and
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The monastery of Stavros is located in Panormos, above the beach of Kadouni. With an impressive interior decoration, it attracts a large number of believers during the celebration of the 14th of September. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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