In the village of Nisi Imathias, near Alexandria and next to Valto, there was the monastery of Saints Anargyros Cosmas and Damianos. From the monastery, only the catholicon, i.e. the church of the monastery, is preserved today. Tradition says that in a sea turtle shell, the relics of the Saints
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Not far from the village of Loutro, next to the banks of the river Aliakmona, is the monastery of Agia Kyriaki, surrounded by a cluster of towering trees. Tradition tells that the Saint lived here until her death and in this place was later found, inside a tree trunk, a wooden image of her, which is
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The monastery of Agios Athanasios Sfinitsis is built on a green slope of Pieria near the village of Agathia. Although tradition supports an earlier date for the establishment of the monastery, the existing evidence leads to the conclusion that it was founded in the mid-18th century. The history of
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It is a monastery with a long history, as the present Monastery is a retelling (i.e. a revival) of the homonymous monastery founded in 752 on Mount Pyrgi near Trebizond, Pontus. This monastery functioned for almost eleven centuries, playing an important role in the spiritual, administrative and
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To reach the monastery of All Saints, you will start from the village of Palatitsia (Vergina) and, following a beautiful route through the densely vegetated Pieria mountains, you will find yourself at the door of the monastery. There is no reliable historical information about the exact time of the
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The monastery of Panagia or Kalipetra, is built on the southern slopes of Vermio, at a distance of about 10 km from Veria, near the village of Rahia. The place that is built is located in a natural hiding place formed by the flow of the Aliakmons. The Monastery of Panagia Kalipetra celebrates the
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The Monastery of Sotiros Moutsialis is located at the foot of Pieria above the river Aliakmonas, a little beyond the Skete of the Holy Forerunner to which it belongs. Access to the monastery is easy as it is very close to the riverside paved road, at a turn at the 11th kilometer. The monastery was
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The Monastery of Panagia Dobra is built on the eastern slopes of Vermio and is a few kilometers from the town of Veria. The monastery dominates between two hills, in an idyllic landscape surrounded by dense vegetation. It is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin and is one of the oldest
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The Monastery of Panagia Soumela, the undisputed spiritual center of Pontic Hellenism, is located on the slopes of Vermio, near the village of Kastania. History, tradition and legend come together in the famous and sacred symbol of Pontus, Panagia Sumela. Tradition tells that the Evangelist Luke
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The monastery of Prophet Ilias is located on the left bank of Aliakmons near the village of Asomata at a distance of 8 km from Veria. It is one of the oldest monasteries in the area and today only a small church in the architectural style of a single-aisled basilica survives. We do not know exactly
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The Holy Monastery of the Taxiarches of Naoussis was built, according to existing testimonies, at the end of the 16th century, by Saint Theophanis, later the Patron Saint of Naoussis. It was a large monastery, as evidenced by the surviving ruins. There is a tradition that says that a bear ate the
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The Timiou Prodromos monastery of Veria is built at the foot of Pieria above the Aliakmonas river, and is one of the historical monastic centers of the region as it was founded in the 14th century. Great figures of monasticism practiced in the monastery, among them Gregory Palamas, Saint Dionysios
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The Monastery of the Holy Forerunner of Naoussa is located between Naoussa and Giannakochori and is built in a picturesque and green location. It is believed that the monastery of Prodromos of Naoussa was built in the seventh century and is the oldest monastery of Naoussa. The monastery was
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