One of the oldest monasteries and one of the most valuable religious and spiritual centers of the island during the last two centuries of the Turkish rule. The date 1636 is mentioned in the inscription on the lintel of the monastery's katholikon, but the foundation of the monastery seems to be even
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The monastery of Agios Thallelais together with Fotodoti and Agia are considered to be among the oldest monasteries of the island, since it is mentioned that in 1509 Duke Crispos dedicated these three monasteries to the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Saint Thalleaios lived during the reign of
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In the southwestern part of the island, 8 km from Chora and near the village of Agios Arsenios is the Monastery of Agios Ioannis the Forerunner. The dissolved Monastery belongs to the Parish of Agios Spyridon. It is a privately owned "monastery-seat" (not organized) of the Michalis Tzivi family that
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The Monastery of Agios Ioannis Chrysostomos is located on the mountain of Grotta on the north-eastern side of Chora, at a distance of only 3 km. from the Country. The main building dates from the 17th century. and was renovated in the 18th century, where the monastery took its current form. The icon
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In the northern part of the island, at an altitude of 220 m, near the village of Tripodes (or Bivlos), the Monastery of Panagia Tripodiotissa is located. The monastery, which dates back to the 16th century, was the Metochi of the Metropolis of Naxos, while today it belongs to the Parish of Tripodi.
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On the north-eastern side of Naxos, 48 km from Chora, near the village of Agia is the Monastery of Panagia. The monastery as well as the Tower of Agia (above the Monastery) belonged to the powerful family of the Kokkos, orthodox of medieval Naxos. It was founded between the 7th and 9th AD.
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Panagia Drosiani is a Byzantine monastery south of the village of Moni, which is one of the oldest in the Balkans (4th or 6th century). From the Monastery, most of it was buried and only in the 70s were the excavations carried out by the archaeological service and it was revealed. Until then the
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It is the monastery-fortress, located at the highest point of the Egara valley, near the village of Galini. It was founded in 1600 and was a stronghold and refuge for the inhabitants of the area against the Franks. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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It was founded in the 16th century. Its heyday was at the beginning of the 18th century, when active abbots and monks contributed to the increase of its wealth. It has remarkable art icons, works by the painter Manuel Falaioulos. At the end of the 18th century, he raised claims on the Monastery of
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The Holy Monastery of Faneromeni Naxos, almost by the sea, is located near the village of Keramoti to which it is connected by a path. It is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin, and its feast on the fifteenth of August lasts for three days. It is a male monastery with an Abbot and a monk. It
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The Monastery of Fotodoti in Danako is the oldest monastery on the island. It was founded in the Byzantine period. It stands out for its special architecture (it looks like a fairytale tower) and its fortification. Local legends say it was built by a queen. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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