Evros
Monasteries
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MONASTERY OF PANAGIA KOSMOSOTEIRA OF FERES
Monastery
In 1152, Sebastocrator Isaakios Komnenos inaugurated the Monastery of Vira here and dedicated his Catholicos to Panagia Kosmosoteira. The architectural type of the church is cruciform with a dome, a variant of the dikyon. Its elegance and magnificence reflects the glamor of Byzantium. The …»
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MONASTERY OF PANAGIA PORTAITISSA OF KORNOFOLIA
Monastery
The Holy Monastery of Kornofolia is built at a distance of one kilometer west of the village of Kornofolia Soufli, on the hill "Kouri" and is commemorated in memory of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. When exactly the Monastery was built is unknown to us. Local tradition wants it to have a history …»