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The Resurrection Cathedral of the New Jerusalem Monastery was built as recreation of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and other holy sites of Palestine.
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Jvari Monastery, a sixth century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, Eastern Georgia
Sucevița Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox convent situated in the Northeastern part of Romania. It is situated near the Suceviţa River, in the village Sucevița. It is located in the southern part of the historical region of Bukovina. The architecture of the church contains both Byzantine and Gothic elements, and some elements typical to other painted churches of northern Moldavia. Both interior and exterior walls are covered by mural paintings, which are of great artistic value and depict biblical episodes from the Old and New Testament. The paintings date from around 1601, which makes Sucevița one of the last monasteries to be decorated in the famous Moldavian style of exterior paintings.
In 2010, the monastery has been inscribed by UNESCO on its list of World Heritage Sites, as one of the Painted churches of Moldavia.
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Valday Iversky Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery founded by Patriarch Nikon in 1653. The monastery is located on an island in Lake Valdayskoye in Valdaysky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, close to the town of Valday. In the 17th century, the Valday Iversky Monastery was one of the most influential monasteries in Russia and a significant cultural center.
The monastery derives its name from the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos. In the Valday Iversky Monastery, a copy of the icon of Theotocos Iverskaya was kept until the 1920s, when it disappeared. The name of the Iveron Monastery, in its turn, originates from Iberia, an ancient Georgian kingdom.
Nikon was elected Patriarch in 1652, and in 1653, he asked Tsar Alexey II permission to found a monastery in Valday. By the autumn of 1653, two wooden churches were in use. Nikon also ordered to transfer the relic of Saint Iosif of Borovichi to the monastery, which was done in February, 1654. In the same year, all lands around Lake Valdayskoye, including the selos of Valday, Borovichi, and Vyshny Volochyok, were declared the property of the monastery. The monastery became one of the biggest landowners in Russia.
In 1655, all monks from the former Orsha Kutein Monastery, located in the area of the present-day Belarus, moved to the Valday Iversky Monastery. One monk, Dionisy, was appointed a hegumen. This move was related to a difficult situation of the Orthodox Church in Poland.
In the second half of the 17th century, the monastery became a center of culture and education. In particular, the monastery started to print books, the second such institution in Russia after the Moscow Print Yard. Production of porcelain tiles, the first one in Russia, started in the monastery.[2] In 1656, the first stone church was completed. Nikon, as well as a number of metropolitans, personally attended the sanctification. For this occasion, a copy of the icon of Theotocos Iverskaya was made and placed in the monastery. Simultaneously, Nikon issued a prohibition to make further copies of the icon.
In 1666, Nikon was deposed, and all monasteries he supervised, including the Iversky monastery, were abolished. However, already in 1668 the monastery was re-established, and the former monks, including the hegumen, Filofey, returned.
In the 18th century, the monastery slowly declined. Between 1712 and 1730, it was subordinated to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, located in Saint Petersburg. Much of the treasure kept in the Valday Iversky Monastery was transferred to the Lavra. An attempt to revive the former importance of the monastery was made in the 1850s. After the October Revolution, the monastery was first transformed into a labour cooperative in 1919, and in 1927, it was abolished. The monastery buildings housed a museum, a workshop, a hospital, a retirement home, and a recreation facility. The icon of the Theotocos Iverskaya disappeared in 1927 and was never recovered.
In 1991, the monastery was reopened. In the Peter and Paul Cathedral in Valday, a copy of the icon of the Theotocos Iverskaya, dating from 1854, survived. This copy was transferred to the monastery and remains there.
The construction of the monastery started in the 1650s. The oldest stone church built in the monastery (1656), the Assumption Cathedral, remains intact. Much of the ensemble of the monastery was created in the 1670s by a local architect, Afanasy Fomin. From this period, the Cathedral of the Epiphany, the Church of Archangel Michael, the St. Michael Tower, and the hegumen's chamber remain. The walls and the remaining towers were built at later periods
Jerónimos Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal; it was secularised on 28 December 1833 by state decree and its ownership transferred to the charitable institution, Real Casa Pia de Lisboa.
The monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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σήμαντρον - semantron - toaca - τάλαντο
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The semantron (Greek: σήμαντρον) is a percussion instrument used in Eastern, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic monasteries to summon the monastics to prayer or at the start of a procession.
It is also known as a semandron, semanteriom (σημαντήριον), simantra (σήμαντρα), xylon (ξύλον) and talanto (ταλαντο). In other languages, it is called as follows: Romanian: toacă; Russian: било, bilo; Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian: клепало, klepalo; Arabic: ناقوس, nāqūs; Armenian: կոչնակ, kochnak or gochnag.
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The uncompleted hymn Αναστάσεως ημέρα (Hymn of Praise-Resurrection Day) comes from a manuscript dating back to the second half of the 14th century and was preserved at the Library of the Romanian Academy.
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Vlatadon Monastery (Thessaloniki) (14th century)
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Blatadon Monastery (Thessaloniki)
Blatades Monastery (14th century)
Vlatadon Monastery (Thessaloniki)
Vlatades Monastery
Μονή Βλατάδων (Θεσσαλονίκη)
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Vlatadon Monastery was a stauropegion, that is a monastery attached directly to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. It is now the only Byzantine monastery in Thessaloniki still functioning. It is one of the 15 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki that were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988.
The katholikon is now surrounded by the modern buildings of the Patriarchal Foundation of Patristic Studies founded in 1968. The monastery, dedicated originally to Christ Pantokrator, and is now dedicated to the Transfiguration. It was founded by Dorotheos Vlatis, when he was Metropolitan of Thessaloniki from 1351-71. While the dates are unclear, it is certain that it was taken over by the Ottomans at least for a short period of time. This can be seen in certain architectural features as well as the hammering of the frescoes to secure a better purchase for the plaster with which they were covered when it was converted into a mosque.
The importance and economic prosperity of the monastery, from its very foundation, are attested by the metochra it maintained both inside and outside the city, including the monydrion of Hagios Nikolaos Orphanos.
The katholikon of the monastery is a relatively rare variation of the cross-in-square church, in which the dome is supported not on columns but on the walls of the sanctuary and on two pillars at the west. It has been demonstrated by recent investigations of the monument that this unusual feature was dictated by the existence of an earlier church on the same site, the remains of which still existed in the 14th century and determined the structure of the katholikon. During the course of these investigations, a number of tombs were discovered both inside and outside the katholikon, dating from the 14th to the early 16th century.
The core of the church is enclosed by an ambulatory that ends at the east in two chapels. The north chapel and the north, west and part of the south ambulatory are from a later repair, in 1801. The open porticoes at the south and the west propylon are due to a repair of 1907. The church is constructed of masonry similar to that of the churches of Hagios Nikolaos Orphanos and the Taxiarches, with rows of stones alternating with pieces of brick. The eight-sided dome is brick-built, with brick half-columns at the ends of the sides, and six windows. The decorative brickwork is confined to the sanctuary apse.
Work carried out in 1980-81 uncovered the wall-paintings of the nave and the east wall of the west ambulatory. The iconographic program includes Christ Pantokrator with the angelic powers and full-length prophets on the dome, all overpainted at a later period. On the intrados of the arches are preserved scenes from the Dodekaorton, and the walls have two zones of saints, mainly hermits and monks. In the ambulatory, there are military saints in the lower register, with scenes from the Miracles of Christ above them. The scenes of the Baptism and the 'Three Youths in the Fiery Furnace' in the two small apses in the narthex escaped the hammering received by the other wall-paintings. The paintings in the south chapel, which is dedicated to the Apostles Peter and Paul, have long been known, but can hardly be seen today because of the soot that has covered them.
The wall-paintings are dated to between 1360 and 1380. The iconostasis probably belongs to the 17th century, though some parts of it, such as the parapet slabs, are 19th century repairs. The iconostasis in the north chapel was also constructed in the 19th century. The sacristy of the monastery contains a large number of very valuable icons, dating from the 12th to the 19th century.
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Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki
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The city of Thessaloniki in Macedonia, Greece, for several centuries the second-most important city of the Byzantine Empire, played an important role for Christianity during the Middle Ages and was decorated by impressive buildings. Because of Thessaloniki's importance during the early Christian and Byzantine periods, the city contains several Paleochristian monuments that have significantly contributed to the development of Byzantine art and architecture throughout the Byzantine Empire and Serbia.[1] The evolution of Imperial Byzantine architecture and the prosperity of Thessaloniki go hand in hand, especially during the first years of the Empire,[1] when the city continued to flourish. Despite the capture of Thessaloniki by the Ottoman Empire in 1430, the Christian monuments were not destroyed, and travelers such as Paul Lucas and Abdulmejid I[1] document the city's wealth in Christian monuments during the Ottoman control of the city.
In 1988, fifteen monuments of Thessaloniki were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites:[1][2]
City Walls (4th/5th centuries)
Rotunda of Saint George (4th century)
Church of Acheiropoietos (5th century)
Church of St. Demetrios (7th century)
Latomou Monastery (6th century)
Church of St. Sophia (8th century)
Church of Panagia Chalkeon (11th century)
Church of St. Panteleimon (14th century)
Church of the Holy Apostles (14th century)
Church of St. Nicholas Orphanos (14th century)
Church of St. Catherine (13th century)
Church of Christ Saviour (14th century)
Blatades Monastery (14th century)
Church of Prophet Elijah (14th century)
Byzantine Bath (14th century)
Construction began during the reign of Alexander Ypsilanti (1774–1782) and was completed by Prince Nicholas Mavrogenes (1786–1790) during the Phanariote age also called the Greek origin government of Wallachia. It was built in neoclassical style, and was considered very large for that time: 43 meters long and 18 high, with walls 1 and 2 meters thick. The structure was completed under the rule of Mavrogenes between April 1786 and September 1790.
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Montserrat Monastery is a Benedictine abbey located on the mountain of Montserrat in Catalonia, Spain.
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The monastery of Agia Triada of Tzagarolon is one of the richest and most beautiful monasteries in Crete. It is built near the airport of Chania, in the position Tzobomylos of the Cape Melecha and at the foothills of Stavros Mount. The distance from Chania is only 15km.
The monastery was built by the Venetian nobles Jeremiah and Lawrence Tzagarolo. Jeremiah was a famous scholar of his era with rich education and was a friend of the Patriarch of Alexandria, Meletios Pigas. Jeremiah himself was a candidate for Patriarch of Constantinople. Moreover, Jeremiah designed and built the monastery complex of the monastery, being affected by the architect Sebastiano Serlio from Verona, Italy.
A supposed old Nabatean temple, the Monastery is an hour's climb northwest of the city center of Petra, on an ancient rock-cut path of almost 900 steps.
The place is less crowded than the Treasury, specially at the end of the day. Nearby, 2 viewpoints can offer great spots to enjoy the sunset.
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Hosios Loukas is an historic walled monastery situated near the town of Distomo, in Boeotia, Greece. It is one of the most important monuments of Middle Byzantine architecture and art, and has been listed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. The monastery of Hosios Loukas is situated at a scenic site on the slopes of Mount Helicon. It was founded in the early 10th century by the hermit, Venerable St. Luke, whose relics are kept in the monastery to this day. The hermit (not the Evangelist of the Gospel of Saint Luke, but a hermit who died on 7 February 953) was famous for having predicted the conquest of Crete by Emperor Romanos. The main shrine of the monastery is the tomb of St. Luke, originally situated in the vault, but later placed at the juncture of the two churches.
Hosios Loukas is the largest of three monasteries surviving from the Middle Byzantine period in Greece. The Katholikon contains the best preserved complex of mosaics from the period of the Macedonian Renaissance.
The monastery stands now in Pantelimon neighborhood, but centuries ago the place was an unihabited swampy area outside Bucharest. Together with Plumbuita and Văcărești monasteries, it made a line of fortified centers around Bucharest, with double function: religious and defensive.
The monastery was built in 1586-1587 and is preserved mostly in its original form. There are two adjoined courtyards, as at other monasteries from Wallachia (Cozia, now partly demolished, Polovragi etc), the second courtyard resulting probably from the buildings of the infirmary. The church has fine sculpted decorations. Inside the church are paintings including several votive portraits of founders from various epochs: provost marshal Marcu (16th century), Grigore II Ghica (ruler of Moldavia at four different intervals between 1726-1748 and ruler of Wallachia between 1733-1735 and 1748-1752) and his lady Zoița and their five children, Alexander Ypsilantis (ruler of Wallachia between 1775-1782 and 1796-1797 and ruler of Moldavia 1786-1788) and his lady Ecaterina, Constantine Ypsilantis (ruler of Moldavia 1799–1802 and ruler of Wallachia 1802–06) and his lady Elisabeta.
The ancient monastery was founded in AD 386 by two Athenian monks, during the reign of the Emperor Theodosius I (375 - 395). It's located at an altitude of about 1,200 metres.
Monastery Gradac lies on the elevated plateau above the river Gradačke, at the edge of the forested slopes Golija. . It is 21km northwest of Raska and 12.5 km west of Brvenik and Ibarskog times. The exact year of construction of the monastery is not known. . It is considered that ended in the last quarter of the 13th century. Foundation's Helen of Anjou. It was built in the tradition of the Raska school.
Bachkovo Monastery
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Courtyard of Bachkovo Monastery
Bachkovo Monastery is located in BulgariaBachkovo Monastery
Location within Bulgaria
Monastery information
Other namesPetritsoni Monastery; Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa
Established1083
People
Founder(s)Gregory Pakourianos
Site
LocationBachkovo, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province
Coordinates41°56′32″N 24°50′58″ECoordinates: 41°56′32″N 24°50′58″E
Public accessyes
The Bachkovo Monastery Dormition of the Holy Mother of God (Bulgarian: Бачковски манастир "Успение Богородично", Bachkovski manastir, Georgian: პეტრიწონის მონასტერი, Petritsonis Monasteri), archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa in Bulgaria is an important monument of Christian architecture and one of the largest[citation needed] and oldest[citation needed] Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Europe. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad, and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine, Georgian and Bulgarian culture, united by the common faith. Thx to Wikipedia ...
The Savina Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Савина, romanized: Manastir Savina; lit. "Sava's monastery") is a Serbian Orthodox monastery of three churches near the city Herceg Novi in the Bay of Kotor, located in thick Mediterranean vegetation in one of the most beautiful parts of the Montenegrin Littoral.
When I returned to Kiev, I unexpectedly met someone who later became my new girlfriend. For our first date, we went to the Lavra Monastery. I'm not normally a religious person, but I could feel the power of this place. To hear the priests singing is something I cannot really put into words. After visiting the churches, we toured the catacombs where they buried their priests. Normally, the catacombs would be so dark that you need a candle or flashlight to traverse through these dark tunnels, but for some reason, they allowed enough light inside that we didn't need them. It is a very beautiful and gorgeous place. Something I would recommend if you ever travel to Kiev.