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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 ...
The Daphni Cave at Daphni Monastery near Athens in Attica. The Davelis Cave on Mount Penteli near Athens in Attica. The Phyle Cave on Mount Parnes near Fyli (Phyle) in Attica. The Vari Cave on Mount Hymettus near Vari in Attica. The Cave of Pan at Thasos; In other countries: The Cave of Pan at Banias in the Golan Heights
The Monastery of Manuel became the Kefeli Mosque. The Monastery of Gastria became the Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque. The Church of Saint Mary of Constantinople became the Odalar Mosque. The Pammakaristos Church became the Fethiye Mosque. The Toklu Dede Mosque was an Eastern Orthodox church of unknown dedication. The monastery of the Holy Martyrs ...
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.
Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios, Greece; Mount Athos, Greece; Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika, Greece; Studenica Monastery, Serbia; The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
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The Pantanassa church. The Church of the Pantanassa (Greek: Εκκλησία της Παντανάσσης) or of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Ιερός Ναός Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου) is the 10th-century katholikon of a now-vanished monastery in Monastiraki Square, between Athinas and Mitropoleos streets, facing the Monastiraki station, in central Athens, Greece.