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The Monastery of Saint Paraskevi is an abandoned monastery situated on the edge of Vikos Gorge, in the region of Zagori (Ioannina regional unit), northwestern Greece. [2] The monastery founded at 1413–1414, consists of a small stone-built chapel, the oldest preserved in Zagori, and offers panoramic views to the gorge.
Monastery of Saint Paraskevi (Vikos), a monastery in the Zagori region, Greece; Church of St. Paraskevi, Novgorod, Russia; Büyükdere Ayias Paraskevi Orthodox Church, Büyükdere, Sarıyer, İstanbul Province, Turkey; Church of St. Paraskevi, Estonia; Church of St. James and St. Paraskevi, The Hague (The Netherlands)
The monastery of St Nicholas dates from 1683. Parts of the monks' quarters, the church and a picturesque roofed well still remain. Skamneli village square. The monastery of St Paraskevi (Agia Paraskevi) dates from the 12th or 13th century, as some of the oldest murals suggest, during the period of the Despotate of Epirus. It was founded as a ...
The church then functioned as a monastery for about forty years with the appropriate utility rooms and lodgings. Ever since October 1995, the church has served as a parish church, with a cemetery built next to it. [8] Eventually a larger church was built next to this one. The church was declared a historical monument on June 13 1990. [7]
Paraskevi was born in a village near Rome, likely during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD). Her parents, Agathon and Politia, were Christians of Greek origin, [1] and had prayed for many years to have a child.
The monastery was already in operation by 1576, though it was informally known as "Saint Paraskevi" at that time. As recorded in the Patriarchal Seal of May 10, 1611, issued by Ecumenical Patriarch Neophytos, it was officially known as the "Nativity of the Theotokos" and designated as a "Patriarchal Stavropigian Monastery."
The List of Religious Cultural Monuments of Albania (Albanian: Objekte fetare me statusin Monument Kulture) refers to a monument in Albania which has been recognized by the Government of Albania and Ministry of Culture as a religious national heritage monument and one which is seen as of top importance to the religious culture of the nation.
Near the village lies the historic monastery of Agia Paraskevi, built on the edge of the Vikos Gorge. The monastery was founded in 1412 by Michael Voevodas Therianos and the people of Vitsa, as stated on an inscription, [8] during the reign of Carlo I Tocco. It was a property of the monastery of St Elias but was refounded as a nunnery in 1778.