Southeast of the island, near Lindos, in the area of Lardos is the virgin forest of Igos, which gave its name to the Monastery of Agios Georgios (or Igos). It is a small renovated church built at the base of a rocky hill. One side of the church dates back to the 13th century. The temple is
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At the foot of the Attavyros mountain range, near the village of Laermon and at an altitude of 380 m, dominates the men's Monastery of Agios Ioannis Theologus (Artamitis). It is said that she got her name from the mountain "Artamition" of Attavyro. In this place there is a Sanctuary dedicated to the
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The Monastery is located at a distance of 15 km from Rhodes, on the mountain of the Franks, west of the village of Kalythies (CALATIES), and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary Eleousa or Fileusplachni. The temple is single-aisled and has a sloping roof with tiles. The wood-carved iconostasis and
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Near ancient Lindos, in the forest of Laermos, is the ancient Tharri monastery, built on the ruins of an early Christian basilica of the 5th AD. century. Only the cross-shaped catholicon is preserved from the Byzantine church. Regarding the name of the Monastery, it is said that the
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At the top of the Petalou valley, at an altitude of 470 m, near the village of Kalamonas, there is the Monastery of Panagia Kalopetra, which is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin. The Monastery, which existed since 1489, was built by Alexandros Ypsilantis in 1782, when he was exiled to the
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Northwest of the village of Massari, on Kammyrioti hill is the Holy Monastery of Taxiarch Michael or Kammyri Monastery. It was built in the 12th AD. century as a commemoration of the miracle in Chonai of Asia Minor. The monastic complex includes the temple of Taxiarchis, the impressive bell tower to
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The Monastery of the Metamorfosis of Sotiros is located near the Petaloudes area, 2 km southeast of the Maritsa pine forest. It dates back to the 17th century and was recently renovated. The church is single-aisled, cruciform with a blind dome, stone-built with a tile coating on the dome and roof.
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The epithet Catholic refers to the "universal" acceptance of the person of the Virgin Mary. The building complex consists of the church of Panagia Katholiki, the courtyard and a building probably for hosting visitors. The church is single-aisled, vaulted and has above the entrance a full-length icon
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The Monastery of Panagia (Kyra-Napenis) belongs to the district of Napes of the town of Archangelos. The two-story church is dedicated to the Entry of the Virgin and the Transfiguration of the Savior. It was donated by the couple Nikolaos and Fotini Afantenos to Archangelos Parish. It was built near
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South-west of the island, near the village of Theologos, is the women's Monastery of Panagia Pantanassi. The founder of the Monastery is Father Seraphim Parcharidis, abbot of the Monastery of Panagia Paramythia. It received the name "Pantanassa" from the homonymous icon of the Holy Monastery of
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It is located on the eastern side of the island, about 24 km. away from the city of Rhodes, in the area of the Afandos Municipal Apartment. The reconstruction of the Monastery began in 1988. The founder and founder is the current Professor, Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Seraphim
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The Monastery of Prophet Amos is located 14 km from Rhodes, near Faliraki. The Prophet Amos (from Tekue, Israel) lived 800 years before the birth of Christ and was the father of the Prophet Isaiah. According to tradition the Prophet Elias, whose monastery was on the top of the mountain, had a fight
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On the west side of the island, on the mountain of Prophet Ilias and near the village of Salakos is the Monastery of Prophet Ilias. This place is considered as ".. very mystical and peaceful of the most beautiful places on earth, combining the wonderful mountainous nature, with an exquisite and
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On the south side of the island, on Skiadi mountain, opposite the islet of "Petrokaravos", is the monastery of Panagia Skiadeni. It is said that this islet was a pirate ship that was petrified by the Virgin when the pirates stole her miraculous icon. Tradition states that the Monastery was named
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The Monastery of the Holy Cross is located in the village of Damatria on the north side of the island. In classical times (5th-4th century BC), the Municipality of Damatria is mentioned, which belonged to the Kingdom of Ialysia. In the place where the Monastery was built, there was a large Sanctuary
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On the eastern side of the island, before the village of Archangelos, is the Monastery of Panagia Tsampika. In the area there was a necropolis in the Mycenaean era and in the classical years a temple of the goddess Artemis. At the top of the hill, at an altitude of 320 m, dominates the old monastery
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The women's Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin Ypseni is located in the village of Lardos, near the ancient Lindos. It was called until the end of the 19th century. Monastery of the Heights, from the hill on which it is located. It is a women's monastery that was built on the ruins of an early
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The Monastery is located at an altitude of 267 m. on the homonymous hill of Filerimos and is dedicated to Panagia Zoodocho Pigi. In this location was the Acropolis of Ialyssos and the amphiprostyle, Doric temple of Athena Poliados and Zeus Polieos (3rd-2nd BC). An early Christian three-aisled
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The Monastery of Agios Philimons is located in the southwest of the island, near the village of Arnitha. In this place was the temple of the god Apollo and then a Byzantine monastery (destroyed by an earthquake) from which various architectural elements are preserved (marble capitals, altars). The
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