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The Daphni Monastery fell into decline after it was sacked by Frankish crusaders in 1205. The region became part of the Duchy of Athens under Othon de la Roche. Othon gave the Daphni Monastery to the Cistercian Abbey of Bellevaux, [4] who added their own cloister and twin pointed arches in the Gothic style to the façade of the church. The ...
It appears that the Kapnikarea church may have originally been the katholikon of a monastery. Presently, the building is formed by a complex of three different units attached together; these units were built in succession: a) the largest south church dedicated to the Presentation of Mary to the Temple, b) the chapel of St Barbara on the northern side; and c) the exonarthex with the propylon to ...
Dafni also refers to the Daphni Monastery, located here; Dafni, Boeotia, part of the municipal unit of Dervenochori, Boeotia; Dafni, Corfu, part of the municipal unit of Agios Georgios, Corfu; Dafni, Corinthia, part of the municipality of Nemea, Corinthia; in Elis: Dafni, Amaliada, part of the municipal unit of Amaliada
Map of the Athonite peninsula. Dafni, view from the sea. Dafni (Greek: Δάφνη) is a small settlement on Mount Athos.It is located on the southern coast of the Athonite peninsula between Xeropotamou Monastery and Simonopetra Monastery.
Nea Moni (Greek: Νέα Μονή, lit."New Monastery") is an 11th-century monastery on the island of Chios that has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.It is located on the Provateio Oros Mt. in the island's interior, about 15 km from Chios town.
The call is recited loudly from the mosque five times a day on most days and all day long during the religious holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, traditionally from the minaret. It is the first call summoning Muslims to enter the mosque for obligatory ( fard ) prayer ( salah ). [ 12 ]
At Al-Ansari Mosque in a different part of town, a pile of dusty prayer mats could be seen in a chaotic pile inside a room filled with cement that had been crushed into what looked like pebbles.
The marble decoration in the Church of Hosios David depicted crosses, vines and leaves in swirling detailing. The mosaic Icon of Christ of Latomos of the Theophany is a detailed mosaic in a naturalistic style depicting Christ holding a text saying in Greek, “Behold our God, in whom we hope and we rejoice in our salvation, that he may grand rest to this home.” [2] The mosaic contains ...