On a hill of Mount Agios Simeon dominates the walled Monastery of Agios Simeon, which was built on an ancient sanctuary of the goddess Aphrodite, overlooking the sea. For the construction of the monastery, marble members from the ancient temple were used such as columns and capitals at the entrance.
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The Monastery of Agia Marina is located 6.5 km southwest of the capital of the island (Ioulida), between the ancient cities of Korissia and Poiiessa. The monastery was founded around 1600 and only the church of Agia Marina survives from the original complex. Agia Marina the Parthenomartys comes from
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Starting from Ioulida, on the provincial road to the Eastern countryside of Tzia, after three kilometers, the dirt road leads to the monastery of Episkopi. It is one of the most important Byzantine monuments, the temple of which has been built in many places with ancient building material. Editor:
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The Monastery of Panagia Kastriani, built on a rock, is located in Kastri, 12 km from Chora. At the spot where the icon of the Virgin Mary was found, the monastery was built in 1700, which is considered one of the most important on the island, and is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin. In the
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On the western side of Chora, near the location of Sclavonicola in the Dafne area, the Dafne Monastery is located. Agia Philothei of Athens (1522-1589) founded in 1550 the Metohi Dafne which consisted of 20 nuns and five priests and served as a convent-refuge to protect women from the attacks of the
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On the top of Mount Agios Panteleimon, 12 km southwest of Chora, is the Monastery of Agios Panteleimon. The founder of the monastery is the Archbishop of Chalkidos Agios Timotheus (founder of Penteli Monastery). It is said that the Saint fled to the island after being persecuted by Vravrona and
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The Monastery of Saints Anargyros Cosmas and Damianos is located near the ancient Poiiessa. It was called the Monastery of Makryna because of the long distance that separates it from Ioulida, the capital of the island. The site never functioned as a monastery. The building complex includes the
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