The monastery of Agios Anargyros in Paros was built between the 9th and 11th centuries on the ruins of an ancient temple, which was dedicated to Asclepius. It is one of the most characteristic examples of Byzantine architecture and has an important library. It is located in a pine forest with an
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On the southwest side of Naoussa, on a hill, is located the Monastery of Agios Andreas. The monastery was built in 1648 and the construction of the church was completed in 1711 at the expense of the abbot Kon. Fokianos, whose tomb is on the floor of the katholikon. At the beginning of the 19th
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East of Marpissa, rises the hill of Kefalos with the 17th century monastery of Agios Antonios at the top. The climb from Marpissa to the monastery of Agios Antonios takes about half an hour and is one of the most interesting hikes that Paros offers. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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West of Marpissa on the mountain mass, is the monastery of Agios Georgios Lagadas, from the 16th century. It is the monastery where the patron saint of the island, Saint Arsenios, used to practice asceticism. The monastery, which experienced periods of prosperity, was abandoned in the 1950s. The
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Near the picturesque harbor of Naoussa, there is the Catholic church of Agios Georgios which dates back to the 16th century. Inside the church are preserved the tombs of the last duke of Paros, Bernardo Sagredo, and the pirate Augustino Grevelier. In 1770, when the Russians occupied Paros, the
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On the eastern side of Agkairia village, 12 km from Parikia and at an altitude of 330 m, is the Monastery of Agioi Theodoros. It is an old-calendar women's monastery that was built on the ruins of an older monastery from the 16th-17th century. The monastery complex, fortress-type with battlements,
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In the area of Naoussa, near the Korakas cape, is located the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Detis. The name "Detis" is related to the Saint's ability to cure (bind) malaria, which plagued the island in the 18th and 19th centuries, but also to the location of the Monastery as an anchoring place for
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The dissolved Monastery of Agios Ioannis is located southwest of the village of Lefkes, at the foot of Mount Agioi Pantes (or Prophet Elias). The monastery, which is now abandoned, consists of the small church of Agios Ioannis and a ground floor building. Based on the inscription preserved on the
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The Monastery of Agia Kyriaki is located near Lefkes. It was built in 1665 and is one of the most beautiful sights of the village. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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South-east of the Marathi settlement, 6 km from Parikia, the Monastery of Saints Minas, Victors and Vicentios is located on a hill. The founder of the Monastery, built in 1594, is the Cretan Antonios Damias. His son Isaiah Damias was the first abbot of the monastery until 1639. The Stauropigia
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It is a women's Conovian Monastery located southeast of Parikia, in the location of Thapsana. It was built in 1936 under the abbot of Logovarda, Filotheos Zervakos, on the ruins of the 16th century Monastery of Ypapantis of the Lord, which was the Metohi of the New Monastery of Chios. In 1670, the
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Among the largest monasteries of the island of Paros, is the Monastery of Logovarda. It has a special architecture and its premises house a library with rare manuscripts and a bookbinding art workshop. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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On the Kounados hill, north of Parikia and northwest of the Loggovarda Monastery is the Taxiarchi Monastery. It was built in 1597 while in 1609, according to an inscription on the lintel of the entrance, the church was renovated. In 1614, the Monastery received a stauropigial value under Abbot
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The Monastery of the Transfiguration of Christ (or Christ in the Forest) and Agios Arsenios is located 6 km southwest of Parikia. It is a 17th-century female convent. The monastic complex was the estate of the Mavrogenis family until 1793, which was then dedicated to the municipal church of Panagia
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