2024

MONASTERY OF ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN

Religious buildings
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Visit the main monastery of Patmos overlooking Chora and Skala. Read more
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2024

EVANGELICAL CONVENT

Abbey monastery and convent
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Convent founded by a Cretan monk with a courtyard with a panoramic view of ... Read more
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2024

COUVENT ZOODOCHOS PIGI

Religious buildings

This immaculate nunnery, drowned in lush green plants and lovingly tended by the resident nuns (who sometimes jealously guard the premises, even during official opening hours...), is located not far from the town hall square, to the west of the main monastery. Founded in 1607, its katholicon houses some of the finest frescoes painted between the 16th and 18th centuries. Among the highlights is an icon venerated as miraculous: the icon of the Virgin Eleousa or Panagia Eleousa - known as the Three-Eyed Virgin.

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