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Cultural Programmeof the Experimental Model Junior

ÍéêüëáïòÂïãéáôæÞò,ÖéëüëïãïòNikolaosVogiatzis,Philologist

ÉóìÞíçÊáâáëëÜñç,ÌÄÅÁããë.Ãë.,ÌÄÅÓð.Åêð.IsminiKavallari,M.A.TEFL,M.Ed.

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High School of Patras

ÅðéìÝëåéá ¸êäïóçò / Edited by

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The guide that you are holding is the re-sult of the collective work of the teachersand students of the ExperimentalModel Ju-nior High School of Patras, in the contextof implementing a cultural activities pro-grammeduring the school year 2012-2013.The teachers that participated in this,were

Rev. Evangelos PringipakisDr. in Theolo-gy as the person in charge of the pro-gramme and text editor in Greek, MariaAthanasopoulou-TsirigouliMScPhysicistas general coordinator of the programme,

and Ismini Kavallari, aholder of twoMaster�s de-grees, in Teaching Englishas a Foreign Language aswell as in EducationalStudies, as the translationeditor in the English lan-guage of this guide, whichwas initially rendered inEnglish by the students.The cultural team wasconstituted by third -grade - junior - high -school students, whosenames are mentioned at

the end of the text on eachmonastery.The publication of this guide would not

have been feasible without the generoussponsoring of interurban Buses of Achaiaand the interest of chairman Mr. AndrewManolopoulos. Moreover, it would nothave been achievedwithout the tireless ef-forts and love of Ms. AnastasiaManolopoulou - Nikolopoulou, MunicipalCouncilor of Patras andMember of the As-sociation of Parents of our School, as wellas without the warm support of all col-leagues.Finally, wewould like to express ourwarm

thanks to the painter Mr. StathisAndroutsakis for his kind granting of thework of art that decorates the front cover ofthis tourist guide.

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Ï ïäçãüò ðïõ êñáôÜôå óôá ÷Ýñéá óáòåßíáé áðïôÝëåóìáóõëëïãéêÞò åñãáóßáò êá-èçãçôþí êáé ìáèçôþí ôïõ Ðñüôõðïõ Ðåé-ñáìáôéêïý Ãõìíáóßïõ Ðáôñþí, óôï ðëáß-óéï õëïðïßçóçò ÐñïãñÜììáôïò Ðïëéôéóôé-êþí ÄñáóôçñéïôÞôùí êáôÜ ôï Ó÷ïë. ¸ôïò2012-2013.Ïé åêðáéäåõôéêïß ðïõ Ýëáâáí ìÝñïò ó�

áõôü Þôáí ï ð. ÅõÜããåëïò ÐñéãêéðÜêçò,Äñ. È., ùò ãåíéêüò õðåýèõíïò ôïõ ðñï-ãñÜììáôïò êáé åðéìåëçôÞò ôùí êåéìÝíùíóôá åëëçíéêÜ, ç ê. Ìáñßá Áèáíáóïðïý-ëïõ-Ôóéñéãêïýëç, ÌScÖõóéêüò, ùò ãåíéêÞ óõ-íôïíßóôñéá ôïõ ðñï-ãñÜììáôïòêáé ç ê. ÉóìÞ-íç ÊáâáëëÜñç, ÌÜóôåñóôç ÄéäáêôéêÞ ôçò Áããëé-êÞò ùò ÎÝíçò Ãëþóóáòêáé ÌÜóôåñ óå ÓðïõäÝòóôçí Åêðáßäåõóç, ùò å-ðéìåëÞôñéá ôçò áðüäï-óçò ôïõ ïäçãïý óôçíáããëéêÞ ãëþóóá áðüôïõò ìáèçôÝò. Ôçí ðï-ëéôéóôéêÞ ïìÜäá áðïôÝ-ëåóáí ìáèçôÝò êáé ìá-èÞôñéåò ôçò ô ÔÜîçò, ôùí ïðïßùí ôá ï-íüìáôá áíáãñÜöïíôáé óôï ôÝëïò ôïõ êåé-ìÝíïõ ãéá êÜèå ÌïíÞ.Ç Ýêäïóç ôïõ ïäçãïý äåí èá Þôáí åöé-

êôÞ ÷ùñßò ôç ãåííáéüäùñç ÷ïñçãßá ôïõ õ-ðåñáóôéêïý ÊÔÅË Á÷áÀáò êáé ôï åíäéáöÝ-ñïí ôïõ ðñïÝäñïõ ôïõ, ê. ÁíäñÝá Ìáíù-ëüðïõëïõ, ÷ùñßò ôéò Üïêíåò ðñïóðÜèåéåòêáé ôçí áãÜðç ôçò ê. Áíáóôáóßáò Ìáíù-ëïðïýëïõ -Íéêïëïðïýëïõ, ÄçìïôéêÞòÓõì-âïýëïõ ÐáôñÝùí êáé ÌÝëïõò ôïõ Óõëëü-ãïõ ÃïíÝùí ôïõ ó÷ïëåßïõ ìáò, áëëÜ êáé÷ùñßò ôç èåñìÞ óõìðáñÜóôáóç üëùí ÷ù-ñßò åîáßñåóç ôùí óõíáäÝëöùí.ÈåñìÝò åõ÷áñéóôßåò åêöñÜæïíôáé, ôÝëïò,

êáé ðñïò ôï æùãñÜöï ê. ÓôÜèçÁíäñïõôóÜêç ãéá ôçí åõãåíéêÞðáñá÷þñçóç ôïõ Ýñãïõ ðïõ êïóìåß ôïåîþöõëëï ôïõ ïäçãïý.

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Ï Ìïíá÷éóìüò óôçí Á÷áÀá..............5 The Monasticism in Achaia.....................5

ÌÏÍÅÓ MONASTERIESÐÅÑÉÏ×ÇÓ ÐÁÔÑÙÍ OF PATRAS REGIONÃçñïêïìåßïõ..................................7 Yirokomeio...........................................7Ïìðëïý.........................................9 Oblou...................................................9Áã. ÐÜíôùí Ôñéôáßáò.....................11 Ayioi Pantes in Tritaia...........................11Íïôåíþí.......................................13 Notenon.............................................13×ñõóïðïäáñéôßóóçò......................14 Panayia Chrysopodaritissa...................14Ìáñßôóçò.....................................15 Maritsa...............................................15Ðáíáãßáò Åëåïýóçò......................17 Panayia Eleousa..................................17Áã. ÍéêïëÜïõ ÌðÜëá....................18 Ayios Nikolaos Bala.............................18Ðñïö. Çëßá Ðáôñþí.....................19 Prophet Elias in Patras.........................19Áã. ÅéñÞíçò ÑéãáíïêÜìðïõ............20 Ayia Irene in Riganokampos.................20Ìåôáì. ÓùôÞñïò Ìéíôéëïãëßïõ.......21 Metamorphosis Sotiros in Mintilogli.......21ÁíáëÞøåùò ÐáõëïêÜóôñïõ...........22 Pavlïkastro, Analepsis Sotiros..............22ÔáîéÜñ÷çÌé÷áÞë Áëåðï÷ùñßïõ.....23 Taxiarch Michael in Alepochorion..........23

ÌÏÍÅÓ MONASTERIESÐÅÑÉÏ×ÇÓ ÁÉÃÉÁËÅÉÁÓ OF AIGIALEIA REGIONÔáîéáñ÷þí...................................25 Taxiarchs.............................................25Áã. ÉùÜííïõ Âåñßíïõ....................27 Ayios Ioannis in Verinon.......................27Ðåðåëåíßôóçò...............................28 Pepelenitsa.........................................28Áã. Áðïóôüëùí Ðåñéèùñßïõ..........29 Ayioi Apostoloi in Perithor....................29Áã. ÔñéÜäïò Âïõñþí....................30 Ayia Triada in Voura............................30Áã. ÍéêïëÜïõ Âïõñþí..................31 Ayios Nikolaos in Voura.......................31Áã. ÔñéÜäïò ÁêñÜôáò...................32 Ayia Triada in Akrata............................32Ðáíáãßáò Êáôáèåóßùí..................33 Panayia Katathesion.............................33Áã. ÔñéÜäïò Æáñïý÷ëáò...............34 Ayia Triada in Zarouchla.......... ............34

ÌÏÍÅÓ MONASTERIESÐÅÑÉÏ×ÇÓ ÊÁËÁÂÑÕÔÙÍ OF KALAVRYTA REGIONÌåãÜëïõ Óðçëáßïõ.......................35 Mega Spilaio.......................................35Áã. Ëáýñáò..................................36 Ayia Lavra...........................................36Áã. Èåïäþñùí Áñïáíßáò..............38 Ayioi Theodoroi in Aroania...................38ÌáêåëëáñéÜò...............................39 Makellaria..........................................39Áã. Áèáíáóßïõ Êëåéôïñßáò............40 Ayios Athanasios in Kleitoria.................40Áã. Ãåùñãßïõ Ìáíåóßïõ................41 Ayios Georgios in Manesi.....................41Áã. ÍéêïëÜïõ Âëáóßáò..................42 Ayios Nikolaos in Vlasia.......................42Åõáããåëßóôñéáò ÄÜöíçò................43 Evangelistria in Daphne.......................43ÖáíåñùìÝíçò Áñïáíßáò................44 Faneromeni in Aroania........................44Áã. ÔñéÜäïò Ëåéâáñôæßïõ...............45 Ayia Triada in Leivartzi.........................45..ÃëùóóÜñéï..................................47 Glossary...........................................47

Ïé áðáñ÷Ýò ôïõ ìïíá÷éóìïý óôçí Á÷áÀá,ðáñÜ ôçí Ýëëåéøç ìáñôõñéþí, ðñÝðåé íá ôï-ðïèåôçèïýí óôïí 5ï áé., ïðüôå êáé ëåé-ôïõñãïýóáíóôçíðåñéï÷Þ ôïõëÜ÷éóôïíäýïêïéíïâéáêÝò ìïíáóôéêÝò êïéíüôçôåò óôéòèÝóåéò ôùí óçìåñéíþí Ìïíþí Ãçñïêïìåß-ïõ êáé Ìáñßôóçò.Ôïí 8ï áé. ç ðáñïõóßá ôïõ ìïíá÷éóìïý

åßíáé ðëÝïí ðïëý Ýíôïíç, åíþ ôïí 9ï ðáñá-ôçñåßôáé Üöéîç ðïëëþí ìïíá÷þí áðü ôç Í.Éôáëßá êáé ßäñõóç íÝùíÌïíþí, ìåôáîý ôùíïðïßùí îå÷ùñßæåé áõôÞ ôïõÌåãÜëïõ Óðç-ëáßïõ. Ôï 10 áé. ï ìïíá÷éóìüò ãíùñßæåé é-äéáßôåñç Üíèçóç ìå êÝíôñá ôéò êïéíïâéáêÝòÌïíÝò ôçò Áã. ÅéñÞíçò ÑéãáíïêÜìðïõ, ôïõÃçñïêïìåßïõ, ôçò Ìáñßôóçò êáé ôïõ Ëåï-íôßïõ óôç äõôéêÞ ðëåõñÜ, åíþ óôçí áíáôï-ëéêÞ ìå áõôÝò ôçò Áã. Ëáýñáò (ÐáëáéÜ) êáéôùíÔáîéáñ÷þí. ÔçíðåñßïäïáõôÞáíáðôýó-óåôáé Ýíôïíá êáé ï áíá÷ùñçôéêüò ìïíá÷é-óìüò, ãé� áõôü êáé ðáñáôçñåßôáé ßäñõóçðïë-ëþí áóêçôçñßùí.ÇÖñáãêïêñáôßáóôçíÁ÷áÀá (1205-1429)

åß÷å ùò óõíÝðåéá ðïëëïß ìïíá÷ïß íá õ-ðïóôïýí äéþîåéò, ÌïíÝò íá êáôáëçöèïýíêáé íá éäñõèïýí íÝåò, ñùìáéïêáèïëéêÝò. ÇêáôÜóôáóç ìåôáâÜëëåôáé óôáäéáêÜ áðü ôï14ï áé. ìå ôçí åðéêñÜôçóç óôïí ðåëïðïí-íçóéáêü ÷þñï ôùí äåóðïôþí Ðáëáéïëü-ãùí. Ôüôå áíáêáéíßæïíôáé ïé ÌïíÝò ôçò Áã.Ëáýñáò, ôùí Ôáîéáñ÷þí êáé ôçòÌáñßôóçòÞ ïéêïäïìïýíôáé íÝåò üðùò ôçò ×ñõóïðï-äáñéôßóóçò, ôïõ Ïìðëïý êáé ôïõ Ðáõëï-êÜóôñïõ.ÊáôÜ ôçí ðåñßïäï ôçò ðñþôçò Ôïõñêï-

êñáôßáò (1429-1687) ïé Þäç õðÜñ÷ïõóåòÌïíÝò äéáäñáìáôßæïõí óçìáíôéêü ñüëïóôçí áíáêïýöéóç ôïõ õðüäïõëïõ ëáïý, å-íþ ôï 17ï áé. ðáñáôçñåßôáé áíïéêïäüìçóçíÝùí óôéò ïñåéíÝò ðåñéï÷Ýò, üðùò áõôÝòôùí Êáôáèåóßùí, Ëåéâáñôæßïõ êáé Âïõñþí.ÇÂåíåôïêñáôßá óôç óõíÝ÷åéá (1687-1715),åõíüçóå ôçí áíÜðôõîç ôïõ ìïíá÷éóìïý, ìåáðïôÝëåóìá íá áíáêáéíéóôïýí Þ íá áíïé-

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Thebeginningsofmonasticism inAchaia,despite the lack of testimonies, should beplaced in the 5th century, whenChristianityhad expanded henceforth satisfactorily inthe region and at least two communemo-nasticcommunities functioned, in theplacesof the current monasteries Yirokomeio andMaritsa.In the 8th century, the presence of

monasticism is very intense in the region,while in the 9th century,wecanobserve thearrival of manymonks from South Italy andthe foundations of new monasteries,amongst themMega Spilaio monastery isdistinguished. In the 10th century,monasticismblossomshavingascenters thecommune monasteries of Ayia Irene inRiganokampos, the Yirokomeio, Maritsaand Leontios monasteries in the westernside, and theAyiaLavra (oldmonastery) andTaxiarchsmonasteries in the eastern side.During this period there is an intensedevel-opment of hermitism, thus we observe theestablishment ofmanyHermitages.The Frank Occupation in Achaia (1205 �

1429) hadas aconsequencea lot ofmonksto suffer fromprosecutions,monasteries tobe occupied and the establishment of newRomanCatholicmonasteries. The situationhasbeenalteredprogressivelysince the14thcentury with the domination of thePalaiologoi Despotat on the Peloponneseland. During that time the monasteries ofAyia Lavra, the Taxiarchs andMaritsa wererenovated, or new oneswere built such asChrysopodaritissa, Oblou and that ofPavlokastro.During the period of the first Turkish oc-

cupation (1429 � 1687), the already exist-ingmonasteries played an important role inthe relief of the occupied population, whilein the 17th century a reconstruction of newmonasteries in the remotemountain regionswas observed, as those of Katathesion,Leivartzi and Voura. The Venetian occupa-tion (1687 � 1715) later on, encouraged the

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êïäïìçèïýí íÝåò ÌïíÝò üðùò áõôÞ ôçòÁã. Ëáýñáò (ÍÝá), ôïõ Ïìðëïý, ôùí Ôá-îéáñ÷þí (ÍÝá), ôïõ ÐáõëïêÜóôñïõ, ôçò Å-ëåïýóçò (ÐáëáéÜ), ôçò ÁêñÜôáò (ÐáëáéÜ),ôïõ Áëåðï÷ùñßïõ êáé ôçò Ìáñßôóçò. Áðüôï 18ï áé., ðïëëÝò áðü ôéò Þäç õðÜñ÷ïõ-óåò ÌïíÝò áíáêáéíßæïíôáé êáé ôïé÷ïãñá-öïýíôáé, åíþ áíïéêïäïìïýíôáé êáé íÝåò.

ÊáôÜ ôç äåýôåñç Ôïõñêïêñáôßá êáé ôçíåðáíáóôáôéêÞ ðåñßïäï (1715-1827), ïéÌï-íÝò ôçò Á÷áÀáò äéáäñáìÜôéóáí áðïöáóé-óôéêü ñüëï óôçí ðñïåôïéìáóßá êáé ôçí åðé-ôõ÷ßá ôïõ Áãþíá ãéá ôçí Åëåõèåñßá, êÜôéãéá ôï ïðïßï êáôÝâáëáí âáñý ôßìçìá, á-öïý ðïëëÝò ðõñðïëÞèçêáí Þ êáé êáôá-óôñÜöçêáí ïëïó÷åñþò. Ç ìåãáëýôåñç äï-êéìáóßá ãéá ôï ìïíá÷éóìü ôçò Á÷áÀáò ü-ìùò Ýìåëå íá óõìâåß äõóôõ÷þò ìåôÜ ôçíáíåîáñôçóßá, áöïý ìå äéÜôáãìá ôçò ïèù-íéêÞò áíôéâáóéëåßáò ðïëëÝò áðü ôéòÌïíÝòäéáëýèçêáí êáé ç ðåñéïõóßá ôïõò êáôáðá-ôÞèçêå êáé áöáíßóôçêå, ÷ùñßò êáíÝíá á-ðïëýôùò üöåëïò ãéá ôçí ðáôñßäá êáé ôïëáü ìáò. ÓÞìåñá, êáôáâÜëëåôáé ðñïóðÜ-èåéá íá äéáôçñçèïýí ïé õðÜñ÷ïõóåò Ìï-íÝò, íá áíáêáéíéóôïýí êáé íá óõíôçñçèïýíïé äéáëõìÝíåò Þ ïé áíåíåñãÝò áðü áõôÝò,þóôå êÜðïéåò íá ëåéôïõñãÞóïõí óôï ìÝë-ëïí, êáèþò ï ìïíá÷éóìüò áðïôåëåß ïñãá-íéêü êïììÜôé ôçò Åêêëçóßáò êáé áíáðüóðá-óôï óôïé÷åßï ôçò Ïñèüäïîçò Ðíåõìáôé-êüôçôáò, ùò ðñüôõðï áëçèéíÞò åí ×ñéóôþæùÞò.

ÂÉÂËÉÏÃÑÁÖÉÁÂÉÂËÉÏÃÑÁÖÉÁÂÉÂËÉÏÃÑÁÖÉÁÂÉÂËÉÏÃÑÁÖÉÁÂÉÂËÉÏÃÑÁÖÉÁ: Ì. Ãåùñãïðïýëïõ-ÂÝññá (åðéì.), ÂõæáíôéíÜ êáé Ìåôáâõæá-íôéíÜÌïíáóôÞñéá ôçòÁ÷áÀáò, ÁèÞíá2006.Á.É. Ëáìðñïðïýëïõ, «ÏÌïíá÷éóìüòóôçíÁ÷áÀá êáôÜ ôç ÌåóïâõæáíôéíÞ Ðåñßïäï.ÓõíèÞêåò åîÜðëùóçò êáé áíÜðôõîçò», óôïÂ. Êüíôç, (åðéì.), ÏÌïíá÷éóìüò óôçí Ðå-ëïðüííçóï 4ïò -15ïò áé., (ÄéåèíÞ Óõìðü-óéá 14), ÁèÞíá 2004, ó. 87-112 êáé Ðñü-ôõðï Ðåéñáìáôéêü ÃõìíÜóéï Ðáôñþí, É-óôïñßá ôçò Åêêëçóßáò ôùí Ðáôñþí, ÐÜ-ôñá 2012.

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growth ofmonasticism,which resulted inthe renovation ofmanymonasteries and inthe construction of several newones, suchas Ayia Lavra (Newmonastery), Oblou, theTaxiarchs (New monastery), Pavlokastro,Eleousis (oldmonastery), Akrata (oldmona-stery), Alepochori andMaritsa. From the18th

century, many of the already existingmon-asterieswere renovatedanddecoratedwithwall paintings, while new ones were built.During the secondOttoman occupation

and the revolutionary period (1715 � 1827),the monasteries of Achaia played a deci-sive role in thepreparation and the successof the fight for independence, for whichtheypaid aheavy toll, asmanyof themweresieged or even totally destroyed. The big-gest challenge for monasticism in Achaiawas after the independence, since with adecree by the Othonic vice-royalty, manyof them were ruined, and their estate waslooted, with absolutely no gain for thehomeland and Greek people. Nowadays,there is anoverwhelmedeffort for themain-tenance of the existing monasteries ofAchaia, the renovation and thepreservationof the ruined or inactive ones in order fortheir function to be potential in the future,sincemonasticism constitutes an organicpart of the church and an integral elementof the Orthodox Spirituality, as a model ofa real �in Christ� life.

BIBLIOGRAPHYBIBLIOGRAPHYBIBLIOGRAPHYBIBLIOGRAPHYBIBLIOGRAPHY: M. Georgopoulou-Verra (ed.), Byzantine andPost - ByzantineMonasteries of Achaia, Athens 2006. A.I.Lampropoulou: �The Monasticism inAchaia during Middle - Byzantine Period.Conditions of spread and growth�, in B.Konti, (ed.), TheMonasticism in Pelopon-nese 4th -15th century, (International Confer-ences 14), Athens 2004, p. 87-112 andEx-perimental Model Junior High Schoolof Patras,ChurchHistory of Patras, Patras2012.

Rev. Dr. Evangelos PringipakisTransl. : Ismini Kavallari

ÌÏÍÅÓ ÐÅÑÉÏ×ÇÓ ÐÁÔÑÙÍ

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Ðáíáãßáò ôçò Ãçñïêïìßôéó-óáò åßíáé áíäñéêÞ êáé áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñü-ðïëç Ðáôñþí. Áðü ôïí 5ï áéþíá õðÞñ÷åóôï ÷þñï ôçò óçìåñéíÞò ÌïíÞò ìïíáóôé-êÞ êïéíüôçôá. Ùò êïéíïâéáêÞ üìùò ç Ìï-íÞ éäñýèçêå êáé ëåéôïýñãçóå áðü ôïí 10ïáé., ãé� áõôü êáé åßíáé ìßá áðü ôéò áñ÷áéü-ôåñåò ôçò Á÷áÀáò êáé ãåíéêüôåñá ôçò Åë-ëÜäïò. Åßíáé ÷ôéóìÝíçóôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ôïõ Ãçñï-êïìåßïõ, íïôéïäõôéêÜ ôçòÐÜôñáò óå áìöéèåáôñéêÞèÝóç. Ï ÷þñïò ôñéãýñùåßíáé êáôÜöõôïò êáé äåíèõìßæåé óå ôßðïôá ôçí á-ðïðíéêôéêÞ åéêüíá ôïõêÝíôñïõ ôçò ÐÜôñáò.Ãéá íá öôÜóåé ï åðéóêÝ-

ðôçò óôç ÌïíÞ áðü ôçíðëáôåßá Ãåùñãßïõ (ÐÜ-ôñá), èá ÷ñåéáóôåß íá á-êïëïõèÞóåé ôçí ïäü Êï-ñßíèïõ êáé íá óôñßøåé äå-îéÜ óôçí ïäü Áãßïõ Íéêï-ëÜïõ, ôçí ïðïßá èá äéá-ó÷ßóåé ìÝ÷ñé ôïí ïìþíõ-ìï Íáü. Áðü åêåß èá óõíå÷ßóåé áêïëïõèþ-íôáò ôçí ïäü Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ êáé óôç óõ-íÝ÷åéá ôçí ïäü Ãåñìáíïý, ãéá íá öôÜóåéìÝ÷ñé ôçí ðëáôåßá ôùí Ôáìðá÷Üíùí. Èáóôñßøåé áðü åêåß áñéóôåñÜ óôçí ïäü Äù-äÝêáôïõ ÓõíôÜãìáôïò, èá ðåñÜóåé ôïóôñáôüðåäï ôïõ ÊÅÔ× êáé ôç ÌïíÞ Ðñï-öÞôç Çëßá, äéáêüóéá ìÝôñá ðåñßðïõ ìåôÜôçí ïðïßá èá óõíáíôÞóåé óôá áñéóôåñÜ Ý-íáí ó÷åôéêÜ óôåíü êáé áíçöïñéêü äñüìï,ôïí ïðïßï êáé èá áêïëïõèÞóåé. ¸ðåéôá á-ðü ëßãï èá öôÜóåé óôçí åðéâëçôéêÞ åßóïäïôçò ÌïíÞò, áöïý ôï ôáîßäé ôïõ èá Ý÷åéäéÜñêåéá 15-20 ëåðôÜ ðåñßðïõ. Ç ðñüóâá-óç óôç ÌïíÞ áðü ôï êÝíôñï ôçò ÐÜôñáòåßíáé åöéêôÞ âÝâáéá êáé ìå ôçí áóôéêÞ óõ-ãêïéíùíßá.Áîßæåé íá óçìåéùèåß ðùò óôïí ôüðï ðïõ

åßíáé êôéóìÝíç ç ÌïíÞ õðÞñ÷å ëáôñåõôéêüò÷þñïò, ðéèáíüí ôçò èåÜò ÁñôÝìéäïò, êá-ôÜ ôçí áñ÷áéüôçôá. Ç ïíïìáóßá ôçò Ìï-íÞò ïöåßëåôáé óôï üôé, óôï ÷þñï ðïõ é-

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The holy monastery of Panayia with theappellation �Yirokomitissa� is an exclusivelymale enclave and belongs to the Metropo-lis of Patras. From the 5th century there wasa monastic community at the location of thepresent monastery. Themonastery has beenfounded and operated as a commune sincethe 10th century, thus it is one of the most

ancient ones in Achaiaand generally speaking inGreece. It is built in thearea called Yirokomeio,south-west of Patras, in apanoramic location. Thesurrounding area is over-grown and it is nothinglike the suffocating atmos-phere of Patras� citycenter.In order, for the visitors,

to reach the monasteryfrom the Georgiossquare, they will have tofollow Korinthou Streetand turn right in AyiouNikolaou Street, which

they must follow until he/she they reach thechurch of Ayios Nikolaos. From there, theywill follow the Ayiou Georgiou Street andthen the Germanou Street, in order to reachthe Tabahana square. There, they will haveto turn left in the Dodekatou SydagmatosStreet, pass the military training camp KETXand the monastery of Prophet Elias. Twohundredmeters farther, they will reach a nar-row steep road on their left which they mustfollow. After a while, they will reach the im-posing entrance of the Yirokomeio monas-tery. The whole trip should take almost 15-20 minutes. The monastery is also accessi-ble from the city centre of Patras by publictransportation.It should be noted that at the place where

the monastery was built, during the ancientyears, there used to be a worshipping tem-ple for the goddess Artemis. Some believethat themonastery took the name Yirokomeio

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äñýèçêå, ðñïûðÞñ÷å ãçñïêïìåßï ðïõ äéÝ-èåôå êáé Íáü, Þ êáô� Üëëïõò óôï üôé, üôáíïé Ìïíá÷ïß ßäñõóáí ôï ÌïíáóôÞñé Ý÷ôéóáíôáõôü÷ñïíá êáé óõíôçñïýóáí ãçñïêïìåß-ï, ðñÜãìá Üëëùóôå ü÷é Üãíùóôï ãéá ôáìïíáóôÞñéá ôçò ÂõæáíôéíÞò Åðï÷Þò. Ìßáüìùò ðáëéÜ ðáñÜäïóç, ðïõ äÝ÷åôáé êáé ïéóôïñéêüò Èùìüðïõëïò, óõíäÝåé ôçí ßäñõ-óç êáé ôï üíïìá ôçò ÌïíÞò ìå ôïí ¢ãéïÁñôÝìéï, ôç ìåôáöïñÜ ôïõ Éåñïý ËåéøÜíïõôïõ Áãßïõ ÁíäñÝïõ óôçí Êùíóôáíôéíïýðï-ëç êáé ôï õäñáãùãåßï ôçò ðüëåùò. Ç Ìï-íÞ áðü ôç öèïñÜ ôïõ ÷ñüíïõ êáé êõñßùòëüãù ôïõ êáôáóôñåðôéêïý óåéóìïý ôïõ Ý-ôïõò 1993 õðÝóôç ìåãÜëåò æçìéÝò êáé áíá-êáéíßóôçêå êáôÜ ôá Ýôç 1995-1999. Ðáíç-ãõñßæåé ôï Äåêáðåíôáýãïõóôï êáé äåõôå-ñåõüíôùò ôçí Ôñßôç ôïõ ÐÜó÷á êáé ôçí 23çÁõãïýóôïõ. Áîßæåé íá ôçí åðéóêåöèåß êá-íåßò ôçí ðåñßïäï ôïõ Äåêáðåíôáýãïõóôïõ,íá ðáñáêïëïõèÞóåé ôéò ÐáñáêëÞóåéò êáééäéáßôåñá ôá Åãêþìéá ôçò Ðáíáãßáò.Ç ðñïóöïñÜ ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé ìåãÜëç

óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ, ìÝóá áðü ôï öéëáíèñùðéêüôçò Ýñãï (óõóóßôéá êáé óõìðáñÜóôáóç óôçíôïðéêÞ êïéíùíßá). Óôï êáèïëéêü ôçò öõëÜó-óåôáé ï ðÜíóåðôïò èçóáõñüò ôçò ðïõ åß-íáé ç èáõìáôïõñãÞ åéêüíá ôçò Ðáíáãßáòôçò Ãçñïêïìçôßóóçò óå åðéâëçôéêü ìáñìÜ-ñéíï èñüíï, êáèþò êáé ç áîéüëïãçò ôÝ÷íçòåéêüíá ôçò Ðáíáãßáò, ðïõ öÝñåé ôçí åðé-ãñáöÞ �ÌÞôçñ Èåïý, ç ÁëçèéíÞ� ç ïðïßáåßíáé Ýñãï ôïõ 14ïõ áé. Óôç ÌïíÞ õðÜñ÷åéåðßóçò ðëïýóéá âéâëéïèÞêç, åíþ ëåéôïõñ-ãåß Ýêèåóç âéâëßïõ êáé åêêëçóéáóôéêþí åé-äþí.Ç áäåëöüôçôÜ ôçò áðïôåëåßôáé ïõóéáóôé-

êÜ áðü ôïõò åðôÜ ìïíá÷ïýò ðïõ æïõí ìÝ-óá óôç ÌïíÞ, ìå åðéêåöáëÞò ôïí çãïýìå-íï. Ç äõíáôüôçôá åðßóêåøçò åßíáé êáèç-ìåñéíÞ áðü ôéò 9.00´-17.00´ êáé ôéò óõãêå-êñéìÝíåò þñåò ìðïñåß íá îåíáãçèåß ï åðé-óêÝðôçò áðü êÜðïéïí ìïíá÷ü ðïõ óõíÞ-èùò âñßóêåôáé åêåß. Ç åðßóêåøç óôç ÌïíÞìðïñåß íá óõíäõáóôåß ìå åðßóêåøç óôç ãõ-íáéêåßá ÌïíÞ ôïõ ÐñïöÞôç Çëßá. Ôï ôçëÝ-öùíï ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé 2610-275912 êáé ôïfax 2610-224861.Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ìðïñåß íá

âñåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò óôçí éóôïóåëßäá www.i-m-patron.gr/mones/girokomeiou/gi êáé óôïâéâëßï ôïõ Å.×ñ. ÌáñéíÝëëç, Ðáíáãßá ç Ãç-ñïêïìßôéóóá. Ôï Éóôïñéêü ÌïíáóôÞñé ôçòÐÜôñáò, ÐÜôñáé 20032.

Âáóßëåéïò Áèáíáóüðïõëïò

because, before the abbey was built, a geri-atric home that had a church existed. Oth-ers believe that when the monks establishedthe monastery, they built and maintained atthe same time a geriatric home, which wasa common practice in the Byzantine era.However an old tradition which was alsoaccepted by a well known Greek historian,Mr. Thomopoulos, combines both the es-tablishment and the name of the monasterywith martyr Artemios, with the transportationof the holy relic of St. Andrew, the Apostle,to Constantinople and with the aqueduct ofthe city. The monastery, as a result of thewear of years and mainly the devastatingearthquake in 1993, sustained many greatdamages and was renovated during theyears 1995-1999. It primarily celebrates onthe 15th of August, secondly every EasterTuesday and finally on the 23rd of August. Itis worth visiting it on the 15th of August soas to attend the Solicitations and most im-portantly the Eulogies to the Virgin.The contribution of the monastery is sig-

nificant to the area, through its charity work(rations and support to the local commu-nity). In the Katholikon of this monastery, themost sacred treasure of the monastery iskept, which is themiraculous icon of PanayiaYirokmitissa on an imposing marble throne.You may also find the icon of Panayia withthe appellation �Alithini� (Real). This icondates back to the 14th century. Last but notleast, in the monastery there is a huge li-brary and book fairs from which you canbuy ecclesiastical items.The brotherhood of the monastery con-

sists of seven monks that live in the mona-stery. The head of the monastery is the ab-bot. It is open on a daily basis from 9.00-17.00 and during these hours you can alsohave a tour by a monk. The visit to this mon-astery can be combined with a visit to themonastery of Prophet Elias. The telephonenumber of the monastery is (030)-2610-275912 and the fax is (030)-2610-224861.You can find more information on the fol-lowing page www.i-m-patron.gr/mones/geirokomeiou/gi as well as in the book byE. Chr. Marinellis, Panayia Yirokomitissa:The historical monastery of Patras, Patras20032.

Vasilios Athanasopoulos

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Åéóïäßùí ôçò Èåïôüêïõ Ï-ìðëïý áíÞêåé óôçí ÉåñÜ Ìçôñüðïëç Ðá-ôñþí êáé âñßóêåôáé óôçí ÊñÞíç, Ýíá ÷ùñéüêïíôÜ óôï Óá-ñáâÜëé, äåêá-ðÝíôå ðåñßðïõ÷éëéüìåôñá Ýîùáðü ôçí ÐÜôñáêáé óå õøüìå-ôñï ðåñßðïõ860 ì. ¸÷åé åì-âáäü ðåñßðïõ1800 ô.ì. êáé åß-íáé ÷ôéóìÝíç óåó÷åôéêÜ ïñåéíüêáé êáôÜöõôïôüðï ìå áðïôÝ-ëåóìá, áñêåôÝòöïñÝò, ôïí ÷åéìþíá íá ÷éïíßæåé. ÁðÝ÷åé ðå-ñßðïõ 15 ëåðôÜ áðü ôçí ÐÜôñá, ìÝóù ôçòïäïý Ðáôñþí - ÊëÜïõò Þ ôçò Áêñùôçñß-ïõ.Óôïí ôüðï üðïõ êôßóôçêáí ôá ðñþôá êå-

ëéÜ âñéóêüôáí Ýíá ðáñåêêëÞóéï, óôï ïðïßïõðÞñ÷å åéêüíá ôçò Èåïôüêïõ. Ç åéêüíá áõ-ôÞ åß÷å ðïëý ãëõêü ðñüóùðï ìå áðïôÝëå-óìá íá ïíïìáóôåß áðü ôïõò Áñâáíßôåòêáôïßêïõò ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò «¼ìðéëå» ðïõ óç-ìáßíåé ãëõêéÜ. ¸ôóé ðñïÝêõøå ôï óçìåñéíüüíïìá ôçò ÌïíÞò: «Ïìðëüò». Ç ÌïíÞ é-äñýèçêå ôï 1315 áðü ôïõò ìïíá÷ïýò Éù-áêåßì, ÉùÜóáö êáé ÐáñèÝíéï. Ôï 1581 çÌïíÞ áíáãíùñßóôçêå ùò óôáõñïðçãéáêÞ.Åßêïóé ÷ñüíéá áñãüôåñá ôï ðáëáéü êáèï-ëéêü ôçò ÌïíÞò, ðïõ ÷ñïíïëïãïýíôáí ðñéíôçí ßäñõóÞ ôçò, áíôéêáôáóôÜèçêå ìå íÝïáðü ôïí ðëïýóéï ãáéïêôÞìïíá Ã. ÄåìÝíéêáêáé åãêáéíéÜóôçêå áðü ôïí Ðáôñéíü Ðá-ôñéÜñ÷ç Ôéìüèåï Ìáñìáñéíü. Åêôüò áðüôï êáèïëéêü êáé ôá äýï ðñþôá êåëéÜ, ç âü-ñåéá ðôÝñõãá (1754) üðùò ôá õðüëïéðá êôß-óìáôá ôçò ÌïíÞò áíïéêïäïìÞèçêáí ãýñùóôï 1689. Ç ÌïíÞ êáôáóôñÜöçêå äýï öï-ñÝò óôçí äéÜñêåéá ôçò Ôïõñêïêñáôßáò êáéôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò êáé ìßá öïñÜêáôÜ ôçí ãåñìáíéêÞ êáôï÷Þ. Ç äåýôåñç êá-ôáóôñïöÞ ôçò áðü ôïõò Ôïýñêïõò ôïí Éïý-íéï ôïõ 1821 Þôáí êáé áõôÞ ìå ôéò óïâáñü-ôåñåò óõíÝðåéåò, áöïý åêôüò áðü ôá é-óôïñéêÜ êåéìÞëéá êáé ôá ÷åéñüãñáöá ðïõ

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THE MONASTERYTHE MONASTERYTHE MONASTERYTHE MONASTERYTHE MONASTERYOF OBLUOF OBLUOF OBLUOF OBLUOF OBLUThe monastery of Oblu is dedicated to Vir-

gin Mary and belongs to the Metropolis ofPatras. The monastery is in Krini, a village

near Saravali, 15km. far fromPatras. The alti-tude is about860 m. and thesurface of thewhole structureis approximately1800 squaremeters. It is agreen, moun-tainous placewhere it often

snows during the winter. It takes 15 min. todrive there either following the Patron Klaousroad or the Akrotiriou road.At the place where the first monk cells were

built, there was an oratory in which an iconof Virgin Mary was placed. This icon de-picted a very sweet face, having as a resultthat the locals of Albanian origin called it�Obile�, which means sweet. Thus the wholemonastery today is called �Oblu�. The mon-astery was founded in 1315 by the monksIoachim, Ioasaf and Parthenios. In 1581 themonastery was recognized as Stauropegion.Twenty years later the old katholikon, whichwas dated before the foundation of the mon-astery, was replaced by a new one donatedby the rich landowner G. Demenika and wasinaugurated by the local Patriarch TimotheosMarmarinos. Apart from the katholikon andthe first two cells, the north wing (1754) andthe other surrounding buildings were con-structed in about 1689. The monastery wasdestroyed twice during the Turkish occupa-tion and theGreek Revolution and oncemoreduring the German occupation. Its seconddestruction by the Turks in June 1821 wasthe most severe one since in addition to theburning of historical relics and documents,the monks were forced to evacuate the

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êÜçêáí, ïé ìïíá÷ïß áíáãêÜóôçêáí íá åãêá-ôáëåßøïõí ôçí ÌïíÞ êáé íá êáôáöýãïõíóôá ÅðôÜíçóá. Ç ÌïíÞ Ïìðëïý âïÞèçóååðáíåéëçììÝíùò ôüóï ôçí ÅëëçíéêÞ ÅðáíÜ-óôáóç üóï êáé ôïõò áíôÜñôåò êáôÜ ôïíÄåýôåñï Ðáãêüóìéï Ðüëåìï êáé ãé� áõôüêÜçêå ôüóåò öïñÝò. Å-ðßóçò ìå ìåãÜëá ÷ñçìá-ôéêÜ ðïóÜ ðïõ êáôÝâá-ëå, óõíÝâáëå óôçí á-íüñèùóç ôïõ êÜóôñïõôïõ Ñßïõ.ÓÞìåñá óôçí ÌïíÞ

æïõí êáé åñãÜæïíôáé õ-ëéêÜ êáé ðíåõìáôéêÜ Ýîéìïíá÷ïß. Ïé ìïíá÷ïßæïõí êïéíïâéáêÜ êáé á-óêçôéêÜ, åðéäéäüìåíïéóôçí êáèçìåñéíÞ ðñï-óåõ÷Þ, óôéò åñãáóßåòôçò ÌïíÞò êáé óôïí ðíåõìáôéêü ôïõò á-ãþíá. Ç ÌïíÞ Ý÷åé íá åðéäåßîåé åîáéñåôéêüöéëáíèñùðéêü êáé êïéíùíéêü Ýñãï, åíþ ðá-ñÜãåé êáé ðëÞèïò ðñïúüíôùí. Ðáíçãõñßæåéóôéò 21 Íïåìâñßïõ.Óôçí ÌïíÞ õðÜñ÷ïõí åêôüò áðü ôá ¢ãéá

Ëåßøáíá, ìåôáîý ôùí ïðïßùí ìÝñïò ôïõ ëåé-øÜíïõ ôïõ Áã. ×áñáëÜìðïõò, êáé ðïëëÜêåéìÞëéá, ÷åéñüãñáöá, óéãßëéá, óéãéëéþäçãñÜììáôá, äéêáéïðñáêôéêÜ êáé Üëëá Ýããñá-öá, ëåéøáíïèÞêåò êáé åéêüíåò, ðïëëÜ áðüôá ïðïßá ðñïÝñ÷ïíôáé áðü ôçí ÌïíÞ Ìðá-ìðéþôç. ×áñáêôçñéóôéêÜ ðáñáäåßãìáôá á-ðïôåëïýí áñãõñüò Óôáõñüò Áãéáóìïý á-ðü ôï 1789, ôá ôñßá ôåìÜ÷éá ôïõ Ôéìßïõ Îý-ëïõ êáé ïé äõï åéêüíåò ôçò Âñåöïêñáôïý-óáò Ðáíáãßáò ôïõ 1730 êáé ôïõ 1817. ÔÝ-ëïò, ïé åðéóêÝðôåò Ý÷ïõí ôçí åõêáéñßá íáãíùñßóïõí ôá ÷ùñéÜ ãýñù áðü ôïí Ïìðëüóôá ïðïßá ìðïñïýí êáé íá öÜíå, åíþ ç ÐÜ-ôñá ìå ôá éóôïñéêÜ, áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÜ êáé èñç-óêåõôéêÜ ìíçìåßá ôçò óõíÞèùò Ýëêåé ôïõòåðéóêÝðôåò ôçò ÌïíÞò. Ôï ôçëÝöùíï ôçòÌïíÞò åßíáé 2610 � 672125 êáé ôï Email:info@omplos.org . Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñï-öïñßåò ãéá ôç ÌïíÞ ìðïñåß íá âñåé ï åðé-óêÝðôçò óôçí åðßóçìç éóôïóåëßäá:www.omplos.org, üðùò êáé óôç http://www.i-m-patron.gr/news1/news_2012/proswpaimomplou1.html êáé http://www.i-m-patron.gr/news1/news_2012/proswpaim

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monastery and flee to the Ionian Islands.Oblu monastery played a crucial role in theGreek Revolution, contributed to the GreekResistance against the Germans during theSecond World War and thus it was burntseveral times. Moreover, owing to its finan-

cial support, the Castleof Rio was renovated.Nowadays, six monks

live in the monasteryand work physically andspiritually. They live in acommune and followan austere lifestyle, fo-cusing themselves ontheir daily prayers, theirwork inside the monas-tery and their spiritual

struggle. The monastery is actively involvedin charity work and social alleviation whileit produces a variety of products. It cel-ebrates on the 21st of November.In the monastery, apart from the Holy Rel-

ics and Ayios Charalambos� relic, there arelots of heirlooms, manuscripts, sigils, let-ters, law records and other documents, reli-quaries and icons, many of which originatefrom the Babioti monastery. Characteristicexamples are a silver cross dated back in1789, three fragments of the Holy Cross andtwo icons showing Virgin Mary holdingBaby Jesus dated back in 1730 and 1817respectively. Last but not least, the visitorshave the opportunity to familiarize them-selves with the local cuisine in the local res-taurants of the surrounding villages or theycan head to Patras and admire the histori-cal, architectural and religious sights.For further info the monastery phone

number is (030)-2610-672125 and the mon-astery�s e-mail is info@omplos.org. Visitorsmay find more information in the monas-tery�s official website www.omplos.org aswell as in the sites http://www.i-m-patron.gr/n e w s 1 / n e w s _ 2 0 1 2 / p r o s wpaimomplou1.html êáé http://www.i-m-patron.gr/news1/news_2012/proswpaim

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Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Áãßùí ÐÜíôùí Ôñéôáßáò åß-íáé áíäñéêÞ êáé áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Ðá-ôñþí. Åßíáé ÷ôéóìÝíç óå ìéá êáôÜöõôç ç-ìéïñåéíÞ ðåñéï÷Þ êïíôÜ óôï ÷ùñéü ÂåëéìÜ-÷é Ôñéôáßáò êáéáðÝ÷åé 38 ÷éëéü-ìåôñá áðü ôçíðüëç ôçò ÐÜ-ôñáò, äçëáäÞðåñßðïõ ôñßáôÝôáñôá ôçò þ-ñáò. Ç ðñü-óâáóç ôþñáðéá åßíáé áñêåôÜåýêïëç êáé ìðï-ñåß íá ãßíåé åßôåìÝóù ôïõ ÷ù-ñéïý Áã. ÄçìÞ-ôñéïò åßôå áðüôï ÷ùñéü ÅñõìÜíèåéá.

Ç ÌïíÞ ÷ôßóôçêå ðåñßðïõ óôá 1700 áðüôï ìïíá÷ü ÍåêôÜñéï ìå êáôáãùãÞ áðü ôï÷ùñéü Ìðïýìðá (óçì. Åëëçíéêü). Ç ðáëáéÜÌïíÞ, ôïõ ÔáîéÜñ÷ç Ìé÷áÞë, âñßóêåôáé êï-íôÜ óôï ÷ùñéü Áëåðï÷þñé, óôï üñïò Åñý-ìáíèïò, ãéá ôçí ïðïßá ãßíåôáé åéäéêÜ ëüãïòóôïí ðáñüíôá ïäçãü. Ïé êáéñéêÝò óõíèÞêåòáíÜãêáóáí ôïõò ìïíá÷ïýò íá åãêáôáëåß-øïõí ôï «ÐáëáéïìïíÜóôçñï» êáé íá ÷ôß-óïõí Ýíá íÝï óôç èÝóç ðïõ âñßóêåôáé óÞ-ìåñá. Ï ìïíá÷üò ÍåêôÜñéïò Ýæçóå óôï ìï-íáóôÞñé ìå 30 ðåñßðïõ ðáôÝñåò. Ôï êáèï-ëéêü ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé áöéåñùìÝíï óôïíÅõáããåëéóìü ôçò Èåïôüêïõ. Ôï ôÝìðëï ôïõåßíáé îõëüãëõðôï êáé ïé ôïé÷ïãñáößåò åßíáéäéáêñéôÝò áí êáé Ý÷ïõí õðïóôåß âåâçëþóåéòêáé öèïñÝò. Åíôüò ôçò ÌïíÞò õðÜñ÷ïõíäýï ðáñåêêëÞóéá, Ýíá áöéåñùìÝíï óôïí ¢ã.ÉùÜííç ôïí Ðñüäñïìï êáé ôï Üëëï óôïõò¢ãéïõò ÐÜíôåò.

Ç ÌïíÞ åßíáé êïéíüâéá êáé áóêïýíôáé óÞ-ìåñá óå áõôÞ äýï ìïíá÷ïß. Ðáíçãõñßæåé ôçíÊõñéáêÞ ôùí Áãßùí ÐÜíôùí, óôïí Åõáããå-ëéóìü ôçò Èåïôüêïõ êáé óôéò 29 Áõãïýóôïõ(Áã. ÉùÜííç Ðñïäñüìïõ). Åßíáé áíïéêôÞ êá-èçìåñéíÜ áðü ôéò 9.00-13.00 êáé 17.00 Ýùò

The Monastery of Ayioi Pantes in Tritaia isan exclusively male enclave and belongsto the Metropolis of Patras. It is built on agreen mountainous area, near the village

Velimahi of Tri-taia and is lo-cated nearly38km far fromthe city of Patras,so it takes ap-p r o x i m a t e l ythree quarters ofan hour to reachit. Access to themonastery isquite easy andcan be achievedeither throughthe village Ayios

Dimitrios or through the village Erimanthia.The Monastery was built in 1700 by the

monk Nektarios who came from the villageBuba. The oldMonastery, that of the TaxiarchMichael, which is especially mentioned inthis guide, is located near the villageAlepohori, in the mountain Erimanthos. Theweather conditions forced the monks toabandon the �Palaiomonastiro� and build anew one in the location that it exists today.The monk Nektarios lived in the monasterytogether with 30 other monks. The Katholikonof the Monastery is dedicated to the Evan-gelism of the Virgin. The Monastery templeis made of wood and the wall paintings arevisible even though they have suffered des-ecrations and damages. Inside the Monas-tery there are two chapels, one dedicatedto Ayios Ioannis and the other to Ayioi Pantes.The monastery is a commune with two

monks. The monastery celebrates on theAyioi Pantes (All Saints) Sunday, on the daythat Evangelism of the Virgin is celebratedand on the 29th of August (Ayios IoannisProdromos� cebration day). It is open daily

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ôç äýóç ôïõ çëßïõ êáé õðÜñ÷åé äõíáôüôç-ôá îåíÜãçóçò.

Ç ÌïíÞ áðïôåëåß ìåãÜëï ðíåõìáôéêüóôÞñéãìá ãéá ôçí ðåñéï÷Þ åßôå ìå ôéò áêï-ëïõèßåò ðïõ ôåëïý-íôáé óå áõôÞ êáèç-ìåñéíÜ, åßôå ìå ôïìõóôÞñéï ôçò åîïìï-ëïãÞóåùò ðïõ ðñï-óöÝñåé óôïõò ðñï-óêõíçôÝò. Óôç ÌïíÞìðïñåß êáíåßò íá åðé-óêåöôåß åêôüò ôïõêáèïëéêïý êáé ôùíäýï ðáñåêêëçóéþí,ôï åëáéïôñéâåßï,ôïõò äýï îõëüöïõñ-íïõò ôåñáóôßùí äéáóôÜóåùí ðïõ ðñüóöá-ôá áíáóôçëþèçêáí, ôï ïéíïðáñáóêåõÜ-óôçñéï êáèþò êáé ôç âéâëéïèÞêç.

Ç êáèçìåñéíÞ æùÞ ôùí ìïíá÷þí áêï-ëïõèåß ôï åîÞò ôõðéêü: ÅãåñôÞñéï óôéò02.30 ð.ì., 03.00-05.00 ç ðñùéíÞ áêïëïõ-èßá, 05.00-08.00 áíÜðáõóç, 08.00 ðñùé-íü, 09.00-12.00 ôá äéáêïíÞìáôá, 13.00 ôïãåýìá, 14.00-16.00 áíÜðáõóç, 17.00-18.30ï åóðåñéíüò. Ôá äéáêïíÞìáôá ôçò ÌïíÞòáöïñïýí åêôüò áðü ôçí ðåñéðïßçóç ôùí÷þñùí ôçò, ôçí ðáñáãùãÞ ëéâáíéïý, ëé-êÝñ êáé ôóßðïõñïõ, åñãáóßåò óôï ðåñéâü-ëé, óôï áìðÝëé, êáèþò êáé ôçí åêôñïöÞæþùí.

Ç åðßóêåøç óôç ÌïíÞ ìðïñåß íá óõí-äõáóôåß êáé ìå åðßóêåøç óôï ÊáëÝíôæé ãéáöáãçôü óôéò ðáñáäïóéáêÝò ôïõ ôáâÝñíåò.Áí õðÜñ÷åé åíäéáöÝñïí êáé ãéá ðåæïðïñß-á õðÜñ÷åé ôï ìïíïðÜôé ðïõ ïäçãåß óôïÐáëáéïìïíÜóôçñï (äéÜñêåéá 1.30 þñá).ÌïíáäéêÞ, åðßóçò, åßíáé ç åõêáéñßá íá äåéêáíåßò Ýíáí ðáñáäïóéáêü íåñüìõëï óôï÷ùñéü Êõðáñßóóé.Ôï ôçëÝöùíï ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé 2694-

71267 êáé ôï fax 2694-71562. Ðåñéóóüôå-ñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò óôï âéâëßï ôçò Ì. Ãå-ùñãïðïýëïõ-ÂÝññá (åðéì.), ÂõæáíôéíÜ êáéÌåôáâõæáíôéíÜ ÌïíáóôÞñéá ôçò Á÷áÀáò,ó. 143-148.

ÉùÜííçò ÍéêïëüðïõëïòÐáíáãéþôçò Ëéüëéïò

from 9.00-13.00 and 17.00 until the sunsetand there is the possibility of a guided tour.The Monastery is a significant spiritual an-

chor for the area, either due to the masseswhich are done on adaily basis, or due tothe Holy Confessionthat the monastery of-fers to the pilgrim-ages. Inside the mon-astery, apart from theKatholikon and thetwo small chapels,someone can alsovisit the oil press, thetwo huge wood ovens

that have recently been restored, the wine-making establishment, and the library aswell.The monk�s routine is the following: Wake-

up call at 02.30, 03.00-05.00 the morningmass, 05.00-08.00 rest, 08.00 breakfast,09.00-12.00 work for the monastery, 13.00the meal, 14.00-16.00 rest, 17.00-18.30 theafternoon mass. The work for the monas-tery does not only include the cleaning ofits premises but also the gardening, liqueurproduction, the production of incenses,tsipouro, the husbandry, andwork at the vine-yard.Someone could combine the visit at the

Monastery with a visit to Kalentzi village inorder to eat at one of its traditional restau-rants. If one is interested in hiking, he/shehad better take the path that leads to the�Old-Monastery� and which is approximately1.30 hour walk. It is also a unique chancefor someone to see a traditional watermill atthe village Kiparissi.The telephone of the Monastery is (030)-

2694-71267 and the fax (030)-2694-71562.For more information, you can read the bookby M. Georgopoulou-Verra, Byzantine andPost Byzantine Monasteries of Achaia, p.143-148.

Transl.: Theodore BatsikasJohn Nikolopoulos

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ ÊïéìÞóåùò Èåïôüêïõ Íï-ôåíþí åßíáé áíäñéêÞ, áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðï-ëç Ðáôñþí, âñßóêåôáé êïíôÜ óôï ÷ùñéüÓêéáäÜò Ôñéôáßáò, óôï üñïò Åñýìáíèïò,êáé óõãêåêñéìÝíá óôçí ðñïÝêôáóç ôïõ, ðïõïíïìÜæåôáé Óêéáäï-âïýíé óå õøüìåôñï 879ì. Ãéá íá öôÜóåé ï åðé-óêÝðôçò óôç ÌïíÞ, õ-ðÜñ÷ïõí äõï ìç á-óöáëôùìÝíïé äñüìïéáðü ôá ÷ùñéÜ ÓêéáäÜòêáé ÊáêïôÜñé êáé áðÝ-÷åé 54 ÷ëì. ðåñßðïõ á-ðü ôçí ÐÜôñá, ìéá þ-ñá ðåñßðïõ ìå ôï áõ-ôïêßíçôï.

Ç ðáëáéÜ ÌïíÞ ÷ôß-óôçêå ôï 16ï áé. (1530)ðÜíù áðü ôçí óçìåñé-íÞ, êïíôÜ óôçí êïñõ-öÞ ôïõ âïõíïý. ÓÞìå-ñá õðÜñ÷ïõí ìüíï å-ñåßðéá êáé ï ðáëáéüòíáüò ôçò Ðáíáãßáò åß-íáé ÷ôéóìÝíïò ðÜíù óåáñ÷áßï íáü, ìÜëëïíôïõ Áðüëëùíá, ôïõ ïðïßïõ äéáóþæïíôáé êß-ïíåò, êéïíüêñáíá êáé Üëëá áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÜìÝëç. Ï íáüò ôçò Ðáíáãßáò Ý÷åé ýøïò 3 ì.,äåí Ý÷åé ðáñÜèõñá êáé Ý÷åé åîáßñåôåò ôïé-÷ïãñáößåò ôïõ 17ïõ áé. Ëüãù ôùí äõóìå-íþí êáéñéêþí óõíèçêþí, ïé ìïíá÷ïß åãêá-ôÝëåéøáí ôçí ÌïíÞ êáé Ý÷ôéóáí ôç íÝá. ÓôçÌïíÞ Ýæçóå êáôÜ ôïí 17ï áé. ï üóéïò Éùá-êåßì, ôïõ ïðïßïõ ç êáôáãùãÞ Þôáí áðü ôï÷ùñéü ÓêéáäÜò. ¸ãéíå çãïýìåíïò áñ÷éêÜêáé ìåôÜ ôçí ðáñÝëåõóç åôþí ðáñáéôÞèç-êå êáé áðïóýñèçêå ó� Ýíá óðÞëáéï üðïõêáé áóêÞôåøå. ÄÝêá ÷ñüíéá ìåôÜ ôçí êïß-ìçóÞ ôïõ Ýãéíå áíáêïìéäÞ ôïõ ËåéøÜíïõ ôïõðïõ åõùäßáæå êáé õðÜñ÷åé óÞìåñá óôç Ìï-íÞ. Ôï 1902 xôßóôçêå íáüò Ýîù áðü ôïíðåñßâïëï ôçò ÌïíÞò, üðïõ öõëÜóóåôáé çèáõìáôïõñãÞ åéêüíá ôçò Ðáíáãßáò ôçò Íï-ôåíéþôéóóáò ìå áñãõñÞ åðÝíäõóç. ¸÷åé ù-ñáßï îõëüãëõðôï ôÝìðëï êáé ðáëáéÝò åéêü-íåò. Åßíáé ñõèìïý âáóéëéêÞò ìå ìéêñü êù-

ÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÍÏÔÅÍÙÍÍÏÔÅÍÙÍÍÏÔÅÍÙÍÍÏÔÅÍÙÍÍÏÔÅÍÙÍ

The Monastery of Koimesis Theotokou inNotena is an exclusively male enclave. It be-longs to the Metropolis of Patras and is lo-cated near the village Skiadas in Tritaia, onmountain Erymanthos and specifically at its

extension, which iscalled Skiadovouni, at879 m. altitude. For avisitor to reach themon-astery, there are two dirtroads from the villagesSkiadas and Kakotari.The monastery is 54 kmaway from Patras, ap-proximately an hour bycar.The old monastery

was built in the 16thcentury (1530), abovethe present monastery,near the mountain top.Today it lays in ruins.The old temple, dedi-cated to Virgin Mary,

was founded upon an ancient temple, prob-ably that of Apollo, whose pillars and otherarchitectural parts are preserved. The churchof Virgin Mary is 3 meters high, has no win-dows and has excellent wall paintings of the17th century. Due to adverse weather con-ditions, the monks abandoned the old mon-astery and built a new one. In this monas-tery, in the 17th century, lived Ayios Ioakim,whose origin was from the village Skiada.Initially, he became an abbot, but in the pass-ing of years he resigned and retreated in acave, in which he became a hermit. Ten yearsafter his dormition, his relics, which aresweet-scented and presently kept in themon-astery, were found. In 1902 a church wasbuilt in the yard of the monastery where themiraculous silver plated icon of Panayia withthe appellation �Noteniotissa� is kept. Thechurch is a basilica with a small belfry in the

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äùíïóôÜóéï óôçí ïñïöÞ.Ç ÌïíÞ åßíáé êïéíïâéáêÞ êáé êáôÜ ôï

ðáñåëèüí åß÷å ðïëëïýò ìïíá÷ïýò. ÓÞìå-ñá Ý÷åé ìüíï Ýíáí.Ðáíçãõñßæåé óôéò23 Áõãïýóôïõ êáéóôéò 3 Éïõëßïõ (ìíÞ-ìç ôïõ Ïó. Éùá-êåßì). Ôï ôçëÝöùíüôçò åßíáé 26940-53293.

Óôçí ãýñù ðå-ñéï÷Þ õðÜñ÷ïõíðïëëÜ ÷ùñéÜ ðïõäéáèÝôïõí îåíþ-íåò. Ï åðéóêÝðôçòìåôÜ ôçí åðßóêåøç ôïõ óôçí ÌïíÞ ìðïñåßíá ãåõìáôßóåé óôá ãñáöéêÜ ôáâåñíÜêéáôùí ãýñù ÷ùñéþí Þ, áí åßíáé öõóéïëÜôñçò,íá åðéóêåöôåß ôï äÜóïò ôçò ÊÜðåëçò, ôïïðïßï åßíáé ãíùóôü ãéá ôçí ðëïýóéá ðáíß-äá áëëÜ êáé ãéá ôï ìïíáäéêü åßäïò äñõðïõ öýåôáé ó� áõôü. ÔÝëïò, ìðïñåß íá å-ðéóêåöôåß ôá áñ÷áéïëïãéêÜ ìïõóåßá ôçòðåñéï÷Þò üðùò áõôü ôïõ ÷ùñéïý Áãßá Ìá-ñßíá.

Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ãéá ôç ìï-íÞ ìðïñåß íá âñåß ï åðéóêÝðôçò óôéò éóôï-óåëßäåò www.wikipedia.gr; www.panoramio.gr; www.monuments.gr; www.erymathos.g; www.tritaias.gr; http://www.i-m-patron.gr/mones/notenwn/notenwn.html

Âáóßëåéïò Áëåîüðïõëïò

roof top and has a wooden templon andseveral old iconsThe monastery is a commune and in the

past times it hadmany monks.Nowadays it has justone. It celebrates onAugust 23 and on 3rd

of July in remem-brance of AyiosIoakim. Its phonenumber is (030)-26940-53293In the surrounding

area there are many villages with small inns.

The visitor of this monastery can later stay in

one of these villages and try the local cui-

sine or visit the forest of Kapelis which is

known for its fauna and unique type of oak.

Finally he/she can visit several archeologi-

cal museums in the surrounding area, like

the one in Ayia Marina village.

For more information, you can visit the

following sites www.wikipedia.gr; www.pan

oramio.gr; www.monuments.gr; www.ery

mathos.g; www. tritaias.gr; http://www. i-m-

patron.gr/mones/notenwn/notenwn.html

Vasilios Alexopoulos

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ ×ñõóïðïäáñéñßóóçò âñß-óêåôáé äßðëá áðü ôï ÷ùñéü ÊÜëáíïò Íå-æåñþí, åßíáé áíäñéêÞ êáé áíÞêåé óôç Ìç-ôñüðïëç Ðáôñþí. Ãéá íá öôÜóåé ï åðéóêÝ-ðôçò óôç ÌïíÞ áðü ôçí ÐÜôñá èá áêï-ëïõèÞóåé ôç äéáäñïìÞ áðü ÏâñõÜ ãéá ×á-ëáíäñßôóá êáé áðü åêåß óôïí ÊÜëáíï êáéôç ÌïíÞ. Ï åðéóêÝðôçò Ý÷åé ôç äõíáôüôç-ôá ðñüóâáóçò êáé áðü ôç ×ñõóïðçãÞ.

Ç ÌïíÞ éäñýèçêå ðéèáíüôáôá ôï 14ï áé.ìÝóá óå óðÞëáéï ðïõ âñßóêåôáé óôçí ðëá-ãéÜ ñåìáôéÜò ôïõ ðïôáìïý Ðåßñïõ. ÅßíáéáöéåñùìÝíç óôï ÃåíÝóéï ôçò Èåïôüêïõ,

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The Monastery of PanayiaChrysopodaritissa is located next to the vil-lage Kalanos in Nezera. It is an exclusivelymale enclave and belongs to the Metropo-lis of Patras. To reach the monastery onemust follow the route from Ovrya toChalandritsa and from there to Kalanos andto the monastery. Visitors can also reach themonastery from Chrysopigi.The monastery was probably founded in

the 14th century in a cave which is locatedin the slope of a ravine of river Peiros. It is

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áëëÜ ðáíçãõñßæåé óôéò 23 Áõãïýóôïõ êáéáðïôåëåß Üâáôï ãéá ôéò ãõíáßêåò, åêôüò á-ðü ôçí çìÝñá ôçò ðáíÞãõñçò. Ç ïíïìáóß-á ôçò ÌïíÞò ïöåßëåôáé åßôå óå åéêüíá ôçòÐáíáãßáò ìå «÷ñõóü» ðüäé, åßôå óå ÷ñõóüáöéÝñùìá ìå ðáñÜóôáóç ðïäéïý ðïõ ðñü-óöåñå êÜðïéïòðéóôüò.Ôï óõãêñüôçìá

ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé å-íôõðùóéáêü êáéðñïÝêõøå áðü å-ðéóêåõÝò Ýðåéôááðü êáôáóôñï-öÝò ôï 18ï êáé 19ï

áé., áöïý ðõñðï-ëÞèçêå ôï 1770êáé ôï 1826. Óôïðñþôï êáèïëéêüäéáóþæïíôáé ôïé-÷ïãñáößåò ðïõ÷ñïíïëïãïýíôáé ôï 15ï áé. êáé âñßóêåôáéìÝóá óôï óðÞëáéï.Ç ÌïíÞ óÞìåñá ëåéôïõñãåß êïéíïâéáêÜ

êáé ç áäåëöüôçôÜ ôçò áðïôåëåßôáé áðü ï-êôþ ìïíá÷ïýò. Ôï ôçëÝöùíü ôçò åßíáé26940-91381. Ç åðßóêåøÞ óôç ÌïíÞ ìðï-ñåß íá óõíäõáóôåß ìå åêäñïìÞ óôçí ðáíÝ-ìïñöç ðáñáäïóéáêÞ êùìüðïëç ôùí Êëá-âñýôùí ãéá öáãçôü êáé öõóéêÜ óôï ÷éï-íïäñïìéêü êÝíôñï.Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ãéá ôç ìï-

íÞ ìðïñåß íá ðÜñåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò áðü ôïâéâëßï ôçò Ì. Ãåùñãïðïýëïõ-ÂÝññá, Âõ-æáíôéíÜ êáé ÌåôáâõæáíôéíÜ ÌïíáóôÞñéáôçò Á÷áÀáò, ó. 149-152 êáé ôçí éóôïóåëßäáh t t p : / /www . i -m -pa t r on . g r /mones /xrysopodaritissis/xrysopodaritisa.html

Öþôéïò Ãéáííéêüðïõëïò

dedicated to the Birth of the Virgin, butit celebrates on 23rd of August andwomen are not allowed to visit it exept onthat day. It owes its name either to an iconof Virgin Mary with a �gold� leg, or to a gold

donation of a leg bya religious advo-cate after his cure.The monastery

structure is impres-sive and was re-vealed after the res-toration due to thedestructions in the18th and 19th cen-tury, as it wastorched in 1770and in 1826. In itsfirst Katholikon,

which is located inside the cave, there arewall paintings that date back in the 15th cen-tury.

Nowadays themonastery works as a com-mune and its brotherhood consists of 8monks. Its phone is (030)-26930-91381.A visit to the monastery can be combined

with a trip to the beautiful traditional town ofKalavryta for food and certainly to its skicenter.For more information about the monas-

tery, you can read the M.Georgopoulou-Verra�s book Byzantine and Post ByzantineMonasteries of Achaia, p.149-152 and visitthe site http://www.i-m-patron.gr/xrysopodaritissis/xrysopodaritissa.html

Fotios Giannikopoulos

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Ìáñßôóçò âñßóêåôáé áíÜ-ìåóá óôá ÷ùñéÜ Åëáéï÷þñé êáé ÓáíôáìÝñéÐáôñþí, ÷ôéóìÝíç óå Ýíá ðëÜôùìá ôïõ ü-ñïõò Ìüâñç êïíôÜ óôï öñÜãêéêï êÜóôñïôçò ¢ñëáò Þ «Ãõöôüêáóôñï». Ãéá íá öôÜ-óåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò, ðñÝðåé íá áêïëïõèÞóåéôçí åèíéêÞ ïäü Ðáôñþí - Ðýñãïõ êáé íá

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Maritsa Monastery is located between thevillages of Elaiochori and Santameri. It isbuilt on a plateau of mountain Movri nearthe Frank castle of Arlas or Gyftokastro. Toreach the monastery, one must follow thehighway Patras-Pyrgos and turn left from the

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óôñßøåé áñéóôåñÜ áðü ôç äéáêëÜäùóç ôçòÂéïìç÷áíéêÞò Æþíçò. Èá ðåñÜóåé ôéò öõ-ëáêÝò ôïõ Áãßïõ ÓôåöÜíïõ êáé óôï äñü-ìï ãéá ÓáíôáìÝñé, êïíôÜ óôï Ãõöôüêá-óôñï, èá óõíáíôÞóåé ðéíáêßäá, ç ïðïßáèá ôïí ïäçãÞóåé óôç ÌïíÞ.Ç ßäñõóÞ ôçò óçìåñéíÞò ÌïíÞò ôïðï-

èåôåßôáé ôïí 17ï áé. Áðü ôá ðñùôï÷ñéóôéá-íéêÜ ÷ñüíéá (5ïò áé.) åßíáé ãíùóôÞ ç ýðáñ-îç ìïíáóôé-êÞò êïéíü-ôçôáò óôï÷þñï áõ-ôü. Ç ÌïíÞáíïéêïäï-ìÞèçêå ðÜ-íù óôá èå-ìÝëéá ðá-ëáéüôåñçòÌïíÞò, é-äñõôÞò ôçò ïðïßáò Þôáí ï Èåüäùñïò ´Ðáëáéïëüãïò, ôï 1430. ÕðÜñ÷ïõí åðßóçòåíäåßîåéò ãéá ýðáñîç íáïý áðü ôïí 12ï áé.ÊáôÜ ôçí ðåñßïäï ôçò Ôïõñêïêñáôßáò êáéôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò ç ÌïíÞ ðñü-óöåñå óðïõäáßåò õðçñåóßåò óôïí õðü-äïõëï ëáü. Ôï êáèïëéêü ôçò áíÞêåé óôïíôýðï ôïõ óýíèåôïõ ôåôñáêéüíéïõ óôáõñï-åéäïýò íáïý ìå ðÝíôå ôñïýëïõò. Åßíáé êôß-óìá ôïõ 1700 êáé ïé ôïé÷ïãñáößåò ôïõíÜñèçêá ôïðïèåôïýíôáé óôï Ýôïò 1715.ÓÞìåñá ç ÌïíÞ åßíáé ãõíáéêåßá, ëåéôïõñ-

ãåß êáôÜ ôï êïéíïâéáêü óýóôçìá, áíÞêåéóôç Ìçôñüðïëç Ðáôñþí êáé ç áäåëöüôç-ôÜ ôçò áðïôåëåßôáé áðü ôÝóóåñéò ìïíá-÷Ýò. Ôï êáèïëéêü ôçò åßíáé áöéåñùìÝíïóôçí Áã. Ìáñßíá (17 Éïõëßïõ), ïðüôå êáéÝ÷åé ôï ðáíçãýñé ôçò. Åêôüò áðü ôçò Áã.Ìáñßíáò, ç ÌïíÞ ðáíçãõñßæåé êáé óôç ìíÞ-ìç ôïõ Áã. Ãåùñãßïõ (23 Áðñéëßïõ), áëëÜêáé óôç ìíÞìç ôçò ÊïéìÞóåùò ôçò Èåïôü-êïõ (15 Áõãïýóôïõ).Ç ÌïíÞ Ý÷åé ôñßá ìåôü÷éá, ôïõ ÌðÜäá,

ôïõ ÖéëïêÜëç êáé ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïäÞìïõ.Áðü ôï ìåôü÷é ôïõ ÌðÜäá ðïõ âñßóêåôáéóôï ïìþíõìï ÷ùñéü, óþæåôáé ìüíï ï íá-üò ðïõ åßíáé áöéåñùìÝíïò óôïí ¢ã. Íéêü-ëáï (18ïò áé.) êáé ëåéôïýñãçóå ðáëáéüôå-ñá ùò ÌïíÞ, åíïñéáêüò Íáüò êáé áóêç-ôÞñéï. Ôï ìåôü÷é ôçò ÌïíÞò ÖéëïêÜëç âñß-óêåôáé êïíôÜ óôï ÷ùñéü Ñéüëïò, åßíáé á-öéåñùìÝíï óôï ÃåíÝóéï ôçò Èåïôüêïõ êáé

crossroad of the Industrial Zone. They willpass the prison in Ayios Stefanos and onthe road to Santameri near Gyftokastro theywill see a sign post which leads to the Mon-astery.The establishment of the current Monas-

tery dates back to the 17th century. Fromthe early Christian years (5th century), the

existence ofm o n a s t i ccommunitieshas beenknown in thislocation. TheMon a s t e r ywas built in1430 on thefoundationsof an older

one, whose founder was Theodoros IIPalaiologos. There are also indications of atemple�s existence from the 12th century. Dur-ing the Ottoman occupation and the GreekRevolution, theMonastery offered great serv-ices to the enslaved people. Its Katholikonbelongs to the type of a composite four pil-lar cruciform church with five domes. It is a1700�s building and the wall paintings of itsnarthex date back to 1715.Nowadays the Monastery is an exclusively

female enclave. It operates in accordancewith the communal system. It belongs to theMetropolis of Patras and it consists of fournuns. Its Katholikon is dedicated to Ayia Ma-rina and it celebrates on 17th July. Apart fromAyia Marina celebration, the Monastery alsocelebrates in remembrance of AyiosGeorgios (23rd April), and also in remem-brance of Koimesis Theotokou (15th August).The Monastery has three metochions, one

of Bada, one of Filokali and one of AyiosNikodimos. From the Bada�s metochion,which is located in Bada village, only thetemple which is dedicated to Ayios Nikolaos(18th century) is saved andwhich functionedearlier as a Monastery, a parish church anda hermitage. The metochion of FilokalisMonastery is near the village Riolos. It isdedicated to the Birth of Virgin Mary and it

was built in the early 18th century. Thename �Filokali� comes from the Byzan-tine noble family Filokali, a member ofwhich became General of �Thematos� ofCrete. The metochion of Ayios Nikodimosis a chapel and it is located in the town ofPatras in the area Zavlani, at AchaikiSympolitia street.TheMonastery�s telephone is (030)-26930-

91374. For more information, see thewebsite http://www.i-m-patron.gr/mones/maritsis/maritsis.html

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áíïéêïäïìÞèçêå óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ 18ïõ áé.Ôï åðþíõìï «ÖéëïêÜëç» ðñïÝñ÷åôáé áðüôç âõæáíôéíÞ áñ÷ïíôéêÞ ïéêïãÝíåéá Öéêï-êÜëç, Ýíá ìÝëïò ôçò ïðïßáò Ýãéíå óôñá-ôçãüò ôïõ «ÈÝìáôïò» ÊñÞôçò. Ôï ìåôü÷éôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïäÞìïõ åßíáé ðáñåêêëÞóéïêáé âñßóêåôáé ìÝóá óôçí ðüëç ôçò ÐÜôñáòóôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ÆáâëÜíé, óôçí ïäü Á÷áúêÞòÓõìðïëéôåßáò.Ôï ôçëÝöùíï ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé 26930-

91374. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ìðï-ñåß íá ðÜñåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò áðü ôçí éóôï-óåëßäá http://www.i-m-patron.gr/mones/maritsis/maritsis.html

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Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Ðáíáãßáò ôçò Åëåïýóçòåßíáé ãõíáéêåßá êïéíïâéáêÞ, áíÞêåé óôç Ìç-ôñüðïëç Ðáôñþí êáé åßíáé êôéóìÝíç ðÜíùóôïí áõ÷Ýíá åíüò ëï-ößóêïõ, êïíôÜ óôï÷ùñéü Ðéôßôóá. Áðüôçí ÐÜôñá áðÝ÷åé ðå-ñßðïõ 25 ÷ëì. áíáôï-ëéêÜ êáé ãéá íá öôÜóåéêáíåßò áêïëïõèåß ôçäéáäñïìÞ Ñßï, ¢ã. Âá-óßëåéïò. Åêåß óôñßâåéäåîéÜ ãéá ÐëáôÜíé, Óåë-ëÜ êáé Ðéôßôóá, áð� ü-ðïõ áðÝ÷åé ðåñßðïõ 3÷ëì.Ùò Ýôïò éäñýóåùò ôçò ÌïíÞò áíáöÝ-

ñåôáé ôï 1510. ÊáôÜ ôçí ðáñÜäïóç ôïðñþôï ìïíáóôÞñé åß÷å êôéóôåß óôï Ðáíá-÷áúêü ìÝóá óå óðÞëáéï, üðïõ ìÝ÷ñé óÞ-ìåñá âñßóêåôáé ï íáüò ôçò ÁíáëÞøåùò.ÌðñïóôÜ óôï óðÞëáéï õðÜñ÷ïõí åñåßðéáêåëéþí êáé ôïõ Íáïý ôïõ Áã. ×áñáëÜ-ìðïõò. ÌÝóá óôï óðÞëáéï äéáóþæïíôáéìåôáâõæáíôéíÝò ôïé÷ïãñáößåò. Ç ÌïíÞ å-ïñôÜæåé óôéò 15 Áõãïýóôïõ.ÓÞìåñá óôç ÌïíÞ äéáóþæåôáé ç éäéüôõ-

ðç êáé èáõìáôïõñãÞ åéêüíá ôçò Ðáíáãß-áò - Åëåïýóáò ôïõ Êýêêïõ - 17ïõ áé.-,åíþ öõëÜóóïíôáé êáé éåñÜ Ëåßøáíá ôïõÁã. ÐáíôåëåÞìïíïò, ôçò Áã. ÂáñâÜñáò,ôïõ Áã. Ìåñêïõñßïõ, ôçò Áã. Ðáñáóêåõ-Þò êáé ðïëëþí Üëëùí Áãßùí. Ôï 1947 ç

ÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÐÁÍÁÃÉÁÓ ÅËÅÏÕÓÇÓÐÁÍÁÃÉÁÓ ÅËÅÏÕÓÇÓÐÁÍÁÃÉÁÓ ÅËÅÏÕÓÇÓÐÁÍÁÃÉÁÓ ÅËÅÏÕÓÇÓÐÁÍÁÃÉÁÓ ÅËÅÏÕÓÇÓ

The monastery of Panayia Eleousa is anexclusive woman enclave. It belongs to theMetropolis of Patras and it was built on a

hill, near a village whichis called Pititsa. It is ap-proximately 25km eastfrom Patras. If some-one would like to visitthe monastery, they canfollow the route: Rio,Ayios Vasilios on theright, Platani, Sella, andPititsa; from there it is

3km distance to the monastery.The monastery was built in 1510. Accord-

ing to tradition, the first monastery was builtin a cave on the mountain Panachaiko,where the Analepsis church exists till now.In front of the cave there are lots of cell ru-ins. Inside the cave there are post-Byzantinewall paintings. The monastery celebrates onthe 15th of August.Nowadays themonastery preserves a 17th

century icon of Panayia Eleousa of Kykkosand the holy relics of several Saints. Themonastery became woman enclave in 1947.Presently, the monastery consists of 10 nuns

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ÌïíÞ Ýãéíå ãõíáéêåßá êáé ç áäåëöüôçôÜ ôçòóÞìåñá áðïôåëåßôáé áðü äÝêá ìïíá÷Ýò êáéôñåéò äüêéìåò, ïé ïðïßåò áó÷ïëïýíôáé ìåôï ÷ñõóïêÝíôçìá, ôçí áãéïãñáößá, ôçíðáñáóêåõÞ èõìéÜìáôïò êáé äéáöüñùí Üë-ëùí ÷åéñïôå÷íçìÜôùí. Ïé þñåò åðéóêåðôç-ñßïõ åßíáé êáèçìåñéíÜ áðü ôéò 8-12 ð.ì. êáé4-6 ì.ì., åêôüò ÔåôÜñôçò.Ôçí åðßóêåøÞ ôïõ óôçí ÌïíÞ ìðïñåß íá

óõíäõÜóåé êáíåßò ìå åðßóêåøç óôç ÌïíÞAã. ÉùÜííïõ Âåñßíïõ êáé ìå öáãçôü óôáÓåëëÜ Þ êáé óôï Áßãéï.Ôï ôçëÝöùíï ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé 2610-

998343 êáé ôï fax 2610-998277. Ðåñéóóü-ôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ìðïñåß íá âñåé ï åðé-óêÝðôçò óôï www.i-m-patron.gr/mones/.../eleousis.html

Èåþíç Èåïäùñïðïýëïõ

and 3 novice nuns, who are occupied withneedlework, religious painting, the produc-tion of incense and of many otherhandcrafts. The visiting hours are daily from8 to 12 am and from 4 to 6 pm, excludingWednesday.A visit to this monastery can also be com-

bined with a visit to the Ayios Ioannis Verinosmonastery and with a visit to Sella and Aigiotowns for food and rest.The monastery�s call-number is (030)-

2610-998343 and the fax is (030)-2610-998277. A visitor can find more informationon www.i-m-patron.gr/mones/.../eleousis.html

Theoni Theodoropoulou

The monastery of Ayios Nikolaos orPalaiomonastiro is located near the villageBala and it is built on the foothills ofPanachaikon, at an altitude of 500 m and

is surrounded by thickvegetation. To reach themonastery one has tofollow the route toVoudeni and Bala. Justbefore entering the vil-lage, on the right side,there is a sign post anda road leading to themonastery.The monastery was

founded in the late 16thor the early 17th century

and until 1945 it was destroyed many times.No written historical evidence concerningthemonastery and its history has been found.There is only oral tradition and a marble tab-let in the northern exterior side of theKatholikon that refers to the reconstitutionof the monastery in 1693. In the beginningof the 19th century and until 1925 the ruinedmonastery became a metochion of theYirokomeio monastery with the name�Palaiomonastiro� or Ayios Nikolaos mon-astery. In 1945 it converted to an exclusively

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ Þ Ðáëáéï-ìïíÜóôçñï âñßóêåôáé êïíôÜ óôï ÷ùñéüÌðÜëá, åßíáé êôéóìÝíç óôïõò ðñüðïäåòôïõ Ðáíá÷áúêïý, óå õøüìåôñï 500ì. êáéðåñéâÜëëåôáé áðü ðõ-êíÞ âëÜóôçóç. Ãéá íáöôÜóåé ï åðéóêÝðôçòóôç ÌïíÞ èá áêïëïõ-èÞóåé ôç äéáäñïìÞ ãéáÂïýíôåíç êáé ÌðÜëá.Ëßãï ðñéí áðü ôçí åßóï-äï ôïõ ÷ùñéïý, óôç äå-îéÜ ðëåõñÜ, õðÜñ÷åé ðé-íáêßäá êáé äñüìïò ðïõïäçãåß óôç ÌïíÞ.Ç ßäñõóÞ ôçò ôïðï-

èåôåßôáé óôá ôÝëç ôïõ16ïõ áé. Þ áñ÷Ýò ôïõ17ïõ áé. êáé ìÝ÷ñé ôï 1945 êáôáóôñÜöçêåðïëëÝò öïñÝò. Äåí Ý÷åé äéáóùèåß êáìßáãñáðôÞ éóôïñéêÞ ìáñôõñßá. Ôï ìüíï ðïõõðÜñ÷åé åßíáé ç ðñïöïñéêÞ ðáñÜäïóç êáéìéá ìáñìÜñéíç ðëÜêá óôç âüñåéá åîùôåñé-êÞ ðëåõñÜ ôïõ êáèïëéêïý ðïõ áíáöÝñå-ôáé óôçí áíáóýóôáóç ôçò ÌïíÞò ôï 1693.Óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ 19ïõ áé. ç åñåéðùìÝíç Ìï-íÞ Ýãéíå ìåôü÷é ôçò ÌïíÞò Ãçñïêïìåßïõ ìåôçí ïíïìáóßá «ÐáëáéïìïíÜóôçñï» Þ ìïíÞÁãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ ÌðÜëá êáé ðáñÝìåéíå ìÝ-÷ñé ôï 1925. Ôï 1945 ìåôáôñÜðçêå áðüáíäñéêü ìåôü÷é óå ãõíáéêåßá êïéíïâéáêÞ

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ÌïíÞ êáé ùò ôÝôïéá õðÜãåôáé óôç Ìçôñü-ðïëç Ðáôñþí êáé ðáñáìÝíåé ìÝ÷ñé óÞìå-ñá. ¸÷åé äåêáïêôþ ìïíá÷Ýò, ïé ïðïßåò á-óêïýí ôá äéáêïíÞìáôá ôçò Áãéïãñáößáò,×ñõóïêåíôçôÞò, Ìéêñïôå÷íßáò, ê.Ü.Ôï êáèïëéêü ôçò ÌïíÞò âñßóêåôáé óôçí

âïñåéïáíáôïëéêÞ ðëåõñÜ ôïõ ðåñéâüëïõêáé åßíáé ñõèìïý Ìïíüêëéôçò ÂáóéëéêÞò. Ôáìüíá êåéìÞëéá ðïõ óþæïíôáé óôç ÌïíÞ åß-íáé Ëåßøáíá Áãßùí êáé Ýíá ìéêñü êïììÜôéÔéìßïõ Îýëïõ, üðùò åðßóçò êáé ç èáõìá-ôïõñãÞ åéêüíá ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ áðü ôï1933.Ç ÌïíÞ ðáíçãõñßæåé ôñåéò öïñÝò ôï ÷ñü-

íï, óôéò 6 Äåêåìâñßïõ, ìíÞìç ôïõ Áãßïõ Íé-êïëÜïõ, óôéò 10 ÌáÀïõ, áíÜìíçóç ôçò ìå-ôáêïìéäÞò ôùí ëåéøÜíùí ôïõ Áãßïõ Íéêï-ëÜïõ êáé óôéò 17 ÌáÀïõ, ìíÞìç ôïõ ÁãßïõÁèáíáóßïõ ×ñéóôéáíïõðüëåùò ôïõ èáõìá-ôïõñãïý. Ôï ôçëÝöùíï ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé2610-459058.

Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ìðïñåß íáðÜñåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò óôçí éóôïóåëßäá http://www.i-m-patron.gr/mones/ag_nikolaos/ag_nikolaou.html êáé áðü ôï âéâëßï ôïõ Áñ-÷éì. Êõñéëëïõ Êùóôüðïõëïõ, ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Á-ãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ ÌðÜëá (ÐáëáéïìïíÜóôçñï).Ìéá éóôïñéêïèåïëïãéêÞ èåþñçóç, ÐÜôñá1996.

Íéüâç ÊáúìáêÜ

female enclave and as such it has beenannexed until now to the Metropolis ofPatras. Nowadays it consists of eighteennuns who work in iconography, needle-work, etc.The Katholikon is situated in the northeast

of the location and is a basilica. The onlyrelics that are preserved in the monasteryare the relics of Saints and a small piece ofthe Holy Cross as well as the miraculousicon of Ayios Nikolaos since 1933.The monastery celebrates three times per

year, on December 6 in remembrance ofAyios Nikolaos, on May 10 in remembranceof the transportation of Ayios Nikolaos relicand on May 17 in remembrance of miracu-lous Ayios Athanasios of Christianoupoli.The phone number of theMonastery is (030)-2610-459058.For more information, see the website

h t t p : / /www . i -m - pa t r o n . g r /mones /ag_nikolaos/ag_nikolaou.htmland, and thebook by Archimandrite KyrillosKostopoulos, The Monastery of AyiosNicolaos in Bala. A historical- theologicalaspect, Patras 1996.

Niovi Kaimaka

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Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ ôïõ ÐñïöÞôç Çëßá âñßóêå-ôáé óôçí áíáôïëéêÞ ðåñéï÷Þ ôçò ÐÜôñáòêáé óõãêåêñéìÝíá óôç äåîéÜ ðëåõñÜ ôïõäñüìïõ ãéá ÅãëõêÜäá, åðß ôçò ïäïý Ãçñï-êïìåßïõ, áìÝóùò ìåôÜ ôï ðñþçí 409 Óôñá-ôéùôéêü Íïóïêïìåßï, óôç äéáóôáýñùóç ìåôçí ïäü ÃåñâÜóéïõ Ðáñáóêåõüðïõëïõ. Çáðüóôáóç áðü ôï êÝíôñï ôçò ðüëçò åßíáéäÝêá ëåðôÜ ðåñßðïõ ìå ôï áõôïêßíçôï, å-íþ ç ðñüóâáóç óôç ìïíÞ åßíáé äõíáôÞ êáéìå ôçí áóôéêÞ óõãêïéíùíßá.

Ç ÌïíÞ Þôáí ðáëáéüôåñá ìåôü÷é ôçò Ìï-íÞò Ãçñïêïìåßïõ. Ï óçìåñéíüò ìéêñüò Íá-üò, ðïõ åßíáé ôï êáèïëéêü ôçò, ÷ñïíïëï-ãåßôáé óôá ìÝóá ôïõ 19ïõ áé. Ãéá ôïí ðñï-çãïýìåíï íáü õðÜñ÷ïõí áíáöïñÝò óå êþ-

The Monastery of Prophet Ålias is locatedin the east of Patras and specifically at theright side of the road to Eglykada, in theGirokomeio Street, right after the former 409Military Hospital, at the crossing with theGervasios Paraskevopoulos Street. The dis-tance from the centre of the town is approxi-mately ten minutes by car, while reachingthe Monastery is also possible by civil trans-portation.The Monastery was previously a

metochion of the Monastery of Yirokomeio.The current small Temple, which is itskatholikon, dates back to the middle of the19th century. As for the previous Temple,

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äéêá êáé ðïëëÜ Ýããñáöá ôçò ÌïíÞò. Ôï1805 Ýðáèå óïâáñÝò õëéêÝò æçìéÝò áðü óåé-óìü êáé ôï 1821 êáôáóôñÜöçêå ïëïêëç-ñùôéêÜ áðü ôïõò Ôïýñêïõò. ÌÝ÷ñé ôüôåÞôáí ìå ôñïýëï êáé âõæáíôéíïý ñõèìïý. Êá-ôüðéí áíáêáéíßóôçêå áðü ôá èåìÝëéá, üðùòåßíáé óÞìåñá. Ïôùñéíüò íáüò åß-íáé ñõèìïý Âáóé-ëéêÞò êáé Ý÷åé ôïé-÷ïãñáößåò. Ôï1968 ç ÌïíÞ Ýãé-íå áíåîÜñôçôç êáéêïéíïâéáêÞ êáé á-íÞêåé óôç Ìçôñü-ðïëç Ðáôñþí. Å-êôüò áðü ôï Êá-èïëéêü Ý÷ïõí êôé-óôåß êáé äýï ðá-ñåêêëÞóéá, á) ôïõÔéìßïõ Óôáõñïý,ôï 1982, ðñïò ôéìÞí ôçò åõñÝóåùò ôïõ á÷åé-ñïðïßçôïõ Âõæáíôéíïý Óôáõñïý, ï ïðïß-ïò åßíáé èáõìáôïõñãéêÜ ÷áñáãìÝíïò óå ôå-ìÜ÷éï îýëïõ áðü ðåýêï êáé â) ôçò ÁãßáòÖåâñùíßáò, üðïõ âñßóêåôáé êáé ôï Êïéìç-ôÞñéï ôçò ÌïíÞò.

Ç ÌïíÞ ðáíçãõñßæåé óôéò 20 Éïõëßïõ,óôéò 14 Óåðôåìâñßïõ êáé ôçí ô ÊõñéáêÞ ôùíÍçóôåéþí (ÊõñéáêÞ ôçò ÓôáõñïðñïóêõíÞ-óåùò). ÓÞìåñá Ý÷åé Ýîé ìïíá÷Ýò êáé åßíáéáíïéêôÞ ãéá ôïõò åðéóêÝðôåò ôéò þñåò10.00 � 12.00 êáé 17.00 � 18.00 êáèçìåñé-íÜ. Åðßóçò õðÜñ÷åé äõíáôüôçôá îåíÜãçóçòáñêåß íá ðñïçãçèåß óõíåííüçóç óôï ôçëÝ-öùíï 2610-274468. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñï-öïñßåò ãéá ôç ÌïíÞ óôçí éóôïóåëßäá http://www.i-m-patron.gr/mones/prof_hliou/monh.jpg

Åõöñïóýíç Áèáíáóïðïýëïõ

there are references in a codex and in manydocuments of the Monastery. In 1805 anearthquake caused serious damages and in1821 it was completely ruined by the Turks.Until then, it had a dome and was of Byzan-tine style. Afterwards, it was renovated from

the foundations,and became as it istoday. The currentTemple is of Ba-silica type and haswall paintings. In1968 theMonasterybecame independ-ent and communal,and belongs to theMetropolis ofPatras. Except forthe katholikon, twoother chapels werebuilt: a) the chapel

of the Holy Cross in honor of finding thehand-made byzantine cross which is miracu-lously carved upon a wooden piece of apine tree and b) the Ayia Favronia chapel,where the cemetery of the Monastery is lo-cated.The Monastery celebrates on the 20th of

July, on the 14th of September and on theSunday of Fasting. Nowadays, it has six nunsand opens to visitors from 10.00 to 12.00and from 17.00 to 18.00 daily. Moreover,there is the possibility of a guided tour pro-vided that you have contacted in advanceby phoning at the number (030)-2610-274468. Further information about the Mon-astery can be found at the site http://www.i-m-patron.gr/mones/prof_hliou/monh.jpg

Efrosini Athanasopoulou

The monastery of Ayia Irini which was lo-cated in the area of Riganokampos in Patras,was a great Monastery during the byzantineperiod. Nowadays there are only a few ru-ins of its Katholikon at a distance of 3 km

Ç ÌïíÞ ôçò Áãßáò ÅéñÞíçò ðïõ âñéóêü-ôáí óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ôïõ Ñéãáíüêáìðïõ Ðá-ôñþí äåí õößóôáôáé óÞìåñá. ÕðÞñîå üìùòóðïõäáßá ÌïíÞ êáôÜ ôç ÂõæáíôéíÞ ðåñßï-äï, áðü ôçí ïðïßá åíôïðßóôçêáí ìüíï õ-

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ðïëåßììáôá ôïõ êáèïëéêïý ôçò, óå áðüóôá-óç 3 ÷ëì. áðü ôï êÝíôñï ôçò ðüëçò, åðßôçò ïäïý Äáìáóêçíïý, óôï äñüìï ãéá Ñé-ãáíüêáìðï. Ï ÷þñïò äåí åßíáé óÞìåñá å-ðéóêÝøéìïò, êáèþò Ý÷ïõí êáëõöèåß ôá ëåß-øáíá ôïõ êáèïëéêïý.Ç ôïðïèåóßá ôçò ÌïíÞò ðñïóäéïñßóôç-

êå ôï 1984, Ýðåé-ôá áðü áíáóêá-öÞ êáôÜ ôçí ï-ðïßá Þñèáí óôïöþò ôá èåìÝëéáôñßêëéôçò îõëü-óôåãçò âáóéëé-êÞò áöéåñù-ìÝíçò óôçí Áã.ÅéñÞíç, óýìöù-íá ìå åðéãñáöÞðïõ âñÝèçêå ìåôï óôáõñïðÞãéïìÝóá óôçí èÞêçôïõ åãêáéíßïõ.Óôç ÌïíÞ õðÞñ-÷å ç êÜñá ôçò Áã. ÅéñÞíçò, ç ïðïßá äùñÞ-èçêå áðü ôï ëáôßíï áñ÷éåðßóêïðï Ðáôñþí¢íôåëìï óôç ìïíÞ Hautecombe ôçò Óáâï-Àáò ôçí ðåñßïäï ôçò Öñáãêïêñáôßáò, áð�üðïõ åðÝóôñåøå ôï 2002 êáé âñßóêåôáéóôï íÝï íáü ôçò Áã. ÅéñÞíçò. Ï ðáëáéüòìïíáóôçñéáêüò íáüò ÷ôßóôçêå óôéò áñ÷Ýòôïõ 10ïõ áé. êáé ëåéôïõñãïýóå ùò êáèïëé-êü ôçò ÌïíÞò ìÝ÷ñé êáé ôï 17ï áé., ïðüôåäéáëýèçêå çÌïíÞ êáé ìÜëëïí óõíäÝèçêå ùòìåôü÷é ìå ôç ÌïíÞ Ãçñïêïìåßïõ.Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò óôçí éóôïóå-

ëßäá http://users.uoa.gr/~nektar/orthodoxy/a g i o l o g i o n / a g i a _ m e g a l o m a r t y s_eirhnh_riganokampos_patrwn.htm

Ðáíáãéþôçò Óáãþíáò

from the centre of the town atDamaskinou street, in the road toRiganokampos. You cannot visit the mon-astery since the relics of the katholikon havebeen covered.The location of the monastery was found

in 1984 during an excavation in which athree-aisled ba-silica with awooden roof wasdiscovered. TheBasilica was dedi-cated to Ayia Irini,in accordance tothe inscription thatwas found to-gether with thestauropegion inthe egkainion box.In the monas-

tery there was thecranium of AyiaIrini which was

donated by archbishop Adelmo to the mon-astery of Hautecombe in Savoia during theFrank occupation. Afterwards it returned inthe new temple of Ayia Irini in 2002. The oldtemple was built in the beginnings of the10th century and was operating as thekatholikon of themonastery until the 17th cen-tury when themonastery was ruined and sub-sequently it became a metochion of theYirokomeio monastery.

For more information, visit the web page:http://users.uoa.gr/~nektar/orthodoxy/a g i o l o g i o n / a g i a _ m e g a l o m a r t y s_eirhnh_riganokampos_patrwn.htm

Panagiotis Sagonas

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Ìåôáìïñöþóåùò ôïõ Óù-ôÞñïò åßíáé ìåôü÷é ôçò ÌïíÞò Áã. ÐÜíôùíÔñéôáßáò, áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Ðáôñþíêáé ãéá íá ôçí ðñïóåããßóåé êáíåßò èá ðñÝ-ðåé íá êáôåõèõíèåß ðñïò Ìéíôéëüãëé êáé á-

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The monastery of Metamorphosis Sotirosis a metochion of the monastery of AyioiPantes in Tritaia and belongs to the Me-tropolis of Patras. In order to reach this mon-astery, one must travel towards Mintilogli

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ðü åêåß, ìå ôç âïÞèåéá ðéíáêßäùí, íá öôÜ-óåé óôç ÌïíÞ. Äåí õðÜñ÷ïõí ðëçñïöïñß-åò ãéá ôï ÷ñüíïðïõ ÷ôßóôçêå çÌïíÞ. ÓÞìåñá óþ-æåôáé ìüíï ôï êá-èïëéêü, ôï ïðïßïÝðáèå óïâáñÝòæçìéÝò óôï óåéóìüôïõ 2008 êáé ðá-ñáìÝíåé áêüìçêëåéóôü.Ç ÌïíÞ åßíáé óÞ-

ìåñá áíïéêôÞ ãéáôïí ðñïóêõíçôÞêáé ôïí åðéóêÝðôç, áëëÜ ìüíï ãéá ôçí ôÝ-ëåóç ôùí È. Ëåéôïõñãéþí ôéò ÊõñéáêÝò êáéôùí Üëëùí áêïëïõèéþí ôïõ Ýôïõò.

Ãåùñãßá Óõìåùíßäç

and from there, with the help of sign posts,will arrive at the monastery. There is no in-

formation about theexact time periodthat the Monasterywas built. Nowa-days, only theKatholikon is pre-served despite theserious damagesthat it has sustaineddue to the earth-quake in 2008. TheKatholikon remainsclosed to the pub-lic and the Monas-

tery is open for visitors and pilgrims, onlyfor Sunday Mass and other services duringthe year.

Georgia Symeonidi

Ç ÌïíÞ ÁíáëÞøåùò ôïõ ÓùôÞñïò Ðáõ-ëïêÜóôñïõ åßíáé äéáëõìÝíç êáé áíÞêåé óôçÌçôñüðïëç Ðáôñþí. Âñßóêåôáé ÍÄ ôçòÐÜôñáò êáé áðÝ÷åé ìüëéò 11 ÷ëì. áðü ôïêÝíôñï. Ãéá íá ôçí ðñïóåããßóåé ï åðéóêÝ-ðôçò èá áêïëïõèÞóåé ôçí ðáëáéÜ ÅèíéêÞÏäü ðñïò Ðýñãï êáé èá öôÜóåé ìÝ÷ñé ôáÑïÀôéêá. Ëßãï ìåôÜ ôï íáü ôïõ Áã. Êùí-óôáíôßíïõ, èá óôñßøåé áñéóôåñÜ ðñïò Ðáõ-ëüêáóôñï êé Ýðåéôá áðü 2 ÷ëì. èá óõíá-íôÞóåé óôá äåîéÜ áãñïôéêü äñüìï, ôïí ï-ðïßï èá áêïëïõèÞóåé. Óå áðüóôáóç 1,5÷ëì. ðåñßðïõ èá öôÜóåé óôï ÷þñï ôçòÌïíÞò.Ç èÝóç ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé åéäõëëéáêÞ ìå

èÝá ðñïò ôïí Ðáôñáúêü êüëðï. Ï ÷ñü-íïò ðïõ êôßóôçêå åßíáé Üãíùóôïò, áëëÜåßíáé âÝâáéï ðùò õðÞñîå óôáõñïðçãéáêÞ.Ç óçìåñéíÞ ìïñöÞ ôïõ êáèïëéêïý ïöåßëå-ôáé óå áíáêáßíéóç ôïõ 1703, üðùò ðëçñï-öïñåß åðéãñáöÞ ÷áñáãìÝíç ðÜíù áðü ôçíåßóïäï. Ôá áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÜ ìÝëç ðïõ âñß-óêïíôáé åíôïé÷éóìÝíá óå äåýôåñç ÷ñÞóçóôï êáèïëéêü äçëþíïõí üôé ðñïûðÞñ÷åïéêïäüìçìá âõæáíôéíþí ÷ñüíùí. Ç ÌïíÞ

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The Monastery of Analepsis Sotiros inPavlokastro is ruined and belongs to theMetropolis of Patras. It is located in theSouth-West of Patras and is only 11km farfrom the centre. The visitors can find thismonastery if they follow the old NationalRoad to Pyrgos and reach up to Roitika. Alittle bit after the temple of AyiosKonstantinos, they will turn to the left towardsPavlokastro, and then 2km farther they willtake the rural road on the right. At a dis-tance of about 1.5km, they will reach thearea of the Monastery.The location of theMonastery is idyllic with

a view towards Patraikos gulf. The exact yearthat it was built is unknown, but what is cer-tain is that it was a Stauropegion Monas-tery. The current form of the Katholikon hasresulted from a renovation in 1703, as aninscription above the entrance informs us.The second - use architectural parts whichare walled in the Katholikon, signify that abuilding pre - existed since the byzantineera. The monastery was ruined due to a

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äéáëýèçêå ìå äéÜôáãìá ôïõ¼èùíá ôï 1835.ÓÞìåñá äéáôçñïýíôáé ôï êáèïëéêü ôçò

ÌïíÞò, êáèþò êáé åñåßðéáóôïí ðåñßâïëï, áíáôïëé-êÜ êáé íüôéá ôïõ êáìáñï-óêÝðáóôïõ äéáäñüìïõ êáéôùí êåëéþí. Ôï êáèïëéêüåßíáé îõëüóôåãç ìïíü÷ùñçâáóéëéêÞ ìå ìéá åßóïäï óôçäõôéêÞ ðëåõñÜ, ðÜíù áðüôçí ïðïßá õðÜñ÷åé êüã÷ç-ðñïóêõíçôÜñé ìå ôçí åéêü-íá ôçò ÁíÜëçøçò. Óôï å-óùôåñéêü ôïõ äéáêñßíï-íôáé õðïëåßììáôá ôïé÷ï-ãñáöéþí, øçëÜ óôïõò ðëÜ-ãéïõò ôïß÷ïõò.

Ï åðéóêÝðôçò åêôüò á-ðü ôç ÌïíÞ Ý÷åé ôç äõíá-ôüôçôá íá äåé åðßóçò ôïöñÜãêéêï êÜóôñï ôïõÐáõëüêáóôñïõ, ðïõ âñß-óêåôáé óå ìéêñÞ áðüóôá-óç, áëëÜ êáé íá åðéóêåöôåßôç ÌïíÞ Ìåôáìïñöþóå-ùò ôïõ ÓùôÞñïò óôï Ìé-íôéëüãëé. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò èáâñåß óôï âéâëßï ôçò Ì. Ãåùñãïðïýëïõ-ÂÝñ-ñá (åðéì.), ÂõæáíôéíÜ êáé ÌåôáâõæáíôéíÜÌïíáóôÞñéá ôçò Á÷áÀáò, ó. 34-37.

BáóéëéêÞ Ìáôóïýñç

decree by Othonas in 1835.Nowadays, the Katholikon of the

Monastery as well as theyard�s ruins, which are in theeast and south of an arch-covered aisle and cells, aremaintained. The Katholikonis a single room basilicamonastery with a woodenroof and an entrance at thewest side. Above this en-trance there is aProskeniterion in a recesswith the icon of Analepsis.In the interior side, high onthe lateral walls, some rem-nants of wall paintings canbe discerned.

Besides the Monastery,the visitor can visit the FrankCastle of Pavlokastro,which is located at a shortdistance, as well as theMonastery of Metamorpho-sis Sotiros in Mintilogli area.More information can be

found in the book of M. Georgopoulou-Verra (ed.), Byzantine and Post ByzantineMonasteries of Achaia, p. 34-37.

Ôransl.: Theodore BatsikasJohn Nikolopoulos

Ç ÌïíÞ ôïõ ÔáîéÜñ÷ç Ìé÷áÞë åßíáé åãêá-ôáëåëåéììÝíç ðïëëÜ ÷ñüíéá, áíÞêå óôç Ìç-ôñüðïëç Ðáôñþí êáé âñßóêåôáé óå ìéá ÷á-ñÜäñá ôïõ Åñýìáíèïõ, ëßãï Ýîù áðü ôï÷ùñéü Áëåðï÷þñé Ôñéôáßáò. Ãéá íá ðñï-óåããßóåé ôï ÷þñï ï åðéóêÝðôçò ðñÝðåé íáöôÜóåé ðñþôá óôï Áëåðï÷þñé áðü ôçí ÐÜ-ôñá ìÝóù ÏâñõÜò êáé êáôüðéí íá áêïëïõ-èÞóåé ôç äéáäñïìÞ ãéá ÓðáñôéÜ. Ëßãï Ýîùáðü ôï ÷ùñéü, óå áðüóôáóç 1,5 ÷ëì. êáéìåôÜ ôç ãÝöõñá ôïõ ðïôáìïý ÔåèñÝá, õ-ðÜñ÷åé ìïíïðÜôé ðïõ ïäçãåß, ìåôÜ áðü ìéÜ-ìéóç ðåñßðïõ þñá ðåæïðïñßáò, óôï ÷þñï

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The monastery of Archangel Michael hasbeen abandoned for many years. It belongedto the Metropolis of Patras. It�s located in aravine of Erymanthos just outside the villageAlepochori in Tritaia. To reach the village,the visitor must first get to Alepochori throughOvrya and follow the route towards Spartia.Just outside the village, at a distance of 1.5km and after the bridge of Tethrea river,there�s a path leading to the monastery afteran - hour - and- a -half hiking.From the monastery, which now consti-

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ôçò ÌïíÞò.Áðü ôç ÌïíÞ, ðïõ áðïôåëåß ìåôü÷é ôçò

ÌïíÞò ôùí ÁãßùíÐÜíôùí, óþæïíôáéåñåßðéá êåëéþí êáéÜëëùí åãêáôáóôÜ-óåùí, üðùò êáé ôïêáèïëéêü ðïõ Ý÷åéôïé÷ïãñáößåò óôïéåñü ÂÞìá êáé ðá-íçãõñßæåé óôéò 6Óåðôåìâñßïõ, åïñ-ôÞ ôçò áíÜìíçóçòôïõ «åí ×þíáéòèáýìáôïò» ôïõÔáîéÜñ÷ç Ìé÷áÞë.

Ôçí åðßóêåøçóôç ÌïíÞ ìðïñåßíá óõíäõÜóåé êá-íåßò ìå ðåæïðïñßá ìÝ÷ñé ôïõò üìïñöïõòêáôáññÜêôåò ôïõ ÔåèñÝá êáé ðñïóêýíç-ìá óôç ÌïíÞ ôùí Áãßùí ÐÜíôùí. Ðåñéó-óüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò óôï âéâëßï ôçò Ì.Ãåùñãïðïýëïõ-ÂÝññá (åðéì.), ÂõæáíôéíÜêáé ÌåôáâõæáíôéíÜ ÌïíáóôÞñéá ôçò Á÷á-Àáò, ó. 141-142.

ÁíáóôÜóéïò ÓùìÜêïò

tutes a metochion of the Ayioi Pantes mon-astery, only some ruins of the cells are pre-

served, as well assome other facilities,such as thekatholikon, whichhas wall paintings atthe Holy step. Themonastery cel-ebrates on the 6th ofSeptember, the dayof remembrance ofArchangel Michael´smiracle.A visit to the mon-

astery can be com-bined with hiking upto the beautiful wa-terfalls of Tethrea

River and with a pilgrimage to the monas-tery of Ayioi Pantes.More information can be found in the

book of M. Georgopoulou- Verra (ed.),Byzantine and Post Byzantine Monasteriesof Achaia, p. 141-142.

Anastasios Somakos

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Ôáîéáñ÷þí Áéãéáëåßáò åßíáéáíäñéêÞ êáé áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Êáëá-âñýôùí êáé Áãéáëåßáò. Âñßóêåôáé óôïõòðñüðïäåò ôïõ âïõíïý Êëùêüò, óå õøüìå-ôñï 450 ì. ðåñßðïõ êáé áðÝ÷åé 15 ÷ëì. áðüôï Áßãéï. Åßíáé êôéóìÝíç óå Ýíá ðáíÝìïñöïôïðßï, ìå ðõêíü äÜóïò ãýñù ãýñù. Ï å-ðéóêÝðôçò áðü ôçí ÐÜôñá ïöåßëåé íá öôÜ-óåé óôï Áßãéï (áðüóôáóç ìéóÞò þñáò) êáéáðü åêåß ìÝóù ìéáò äéáäñïìÞò ðïõ óõí-äõÜæåé ôï åíôõðùóéáêü öõóéêü êÜëëïò ìåÝíá êëßìá ðíåõìá-ôéêÞò êáôÜíõîçò,èá öôÜóåé óôï ìå-ãÜëï êáé éóôïñéêüìïíáóôÞñé ôùíÐáììåãßóôùí Ôá-îéáñ÷þí.ÉäñõôÞò ôçò

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TheMonastery of the Taxiarchs in Aigialeia,is an exclusively male enclave. It belongs tothe Metropolis of Kalavryta and Aigialeia. Itis located in the foot of Klokos Mountain atan altitude of about 450 meters and at adistance of 15 km from Aigio. It is built in abeautiful landscape, with a deep forest sur-rounding it. The visitor from Patras had bet-ter reach Aigio (about 30 minutes distance)

and then from therehe/she will reachthe Monastery viaa route that com-bines impressivenatural beauty withspiritual devout-ness.The founder of

the Monastery isthe Monk Leontioswho followed theascetic life on aprecipitous rock

of Klokos. His hermitage is in the first mon-astery, called �Palaiomonastiro� where onlya few worn wall paintings from the 16th cen-tury have been preserved. The new Monas-tery was possibly built between 1430 and1460 by the two bishops of Mystras, Tho-mas and Dimitrios Palaiologos. It sustainedconsecutive damages and was rebuilt in itscurrent location. In 1772 it was burnt by theAlbanians, while during the Revolution itplayed a pivotal role by contributing signifi-cant amounts of money to the fight and byoperating as a supply storage and a hospi-tal. After the establishment of the Greek

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ñÜ ôçò ìå ôçí áðïöïßôçóç ðïëõÜñéèìùíéåñïäéäáóêÜëùí, éåñïêçñýêùí êáé êáèç-ãçôþí Èåïëïãßáò. ¸ôóé ç ìáêñÜ éóôïñßáôçò ÌïíÞò óõíäÝèçêå Üññçêôá ìå ôçíéóôïñßá ôçò Áéãéáëåßáò.Óôïí ðåñßâïëï ôçò ÌïíÞò âñßóêåôáé ôï

êáèïëéêü, Ýíáò íáüò âõæáíôéíïý ñõèìïýìå óôáõñïåéäÞóôÝãç êáé ïêôá-ãùíéêü õðåñõøù-ìÝíï ôñïýëï, ðïõóôçñßæåôáé óå ôÝó-óåñåò êïëþíåòêáé êïóìåßôáé áðüôÝìðëï óðïõäáß-áò ôå÷íïôñïðßáò.Óôç âïñåéïäõôéêÞãùíßá ôïõ ðåñé-âüëïõ õðÜñ÷åé å-ðßóçò Ýíá ðáëáéüôñéþñïöï êôÞ-ñéï, ï ëåãüìåíïò ðýñãïò. Êôßóôçêå ôçíßäéá åðï÷Þ ìå ôï êáèïëéêü, ïé ôÝóóåñåòãùíßåò ôïõ ïðïßïõ åßíáé êïììÝíåò ëßãï ðéïêÜôù áðü ôïí ðñþôï üñïöï. Óôï õðü-ãåéï ôïõ ðýñãïõ õðÜñ÷åé óÞìåñá ôï Åê-êëçóÜêé ôçò Áãßáò ÔñéÜäïò. Õðïóôçñßæå-ôáé üôé ôï áñ÷éôåêôïíéêü áõôü ìíçìåßï äåíÞôáí ðýñãïò, áëëÜ êáìðáíáñéü.Ç ÌïíÞ Ý÷åé óÞìåñá ïêôþ ìïíá÷ïýò,

êÜíåé ðáñáãùãÞ ñïäïæÜ÷áñçò, åíþ äéá-èÝôåé áßèïõóá êåéìçëßùí êáé öõëÜóóåé ¢-ãéá Ëåßøáíá, óðÜíéá âéâëßá êáé áíåêôßìç-ôïõò èçóáõñïýò. Ç âéâëéïèÞêç ôïõ ìïíá-óôçñéïý åßíáé ïõóéáóôéêÜ äçìéïýñãçìá ôçòìåôåðáíáóôáôéêÞò ðåñéüäïõ, üôáí ëåé-ôïõñãïýóå óôï ÷þñï Åëëçíéêü Ó÷ïëåßïóôï ïðïßï öïßôçóáí óðïõäáßåò ðíåõìá-ôéêÝò ðñïóùðéêüôçôåò. Êõñßáñ÷ç èÝóç Ý-÷ïõí ôá èåïëïãéêÜ óõããñÜììáôá, åíþ õ-ðÜñ÷ïõí ðïëýôéìá âéâëßá ìå ó÷üëéá óå áñ-÷áßïõò óõããñáöåßò. Éäéáßôåñá ìåãÜëçò é-óôïñéêÞò áîßáò åßíáé ïé êþäéêåò êáé ôá Ýã-ãñáöá ôçò ÌïíÞò ðïõ öõëÜóóïíôáé óôïêåéìçëéïöõëÜêéï.

Ç åðßóêåøç óôç ÌïíÞ ìðïñåß íá óõí-äõáóôåß ìå åðßóêåøç óôç ìïíÞ Ðåðåëå-íßôóáò êáé îåíÜãçóç óôçí ðüëç ôïõ Áéãß-ïõ. Ôï ôçëÝöùíï ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé 26910-56300. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ãéá ôçìïíÞ ìðïñåß íá ðÜñåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò áðüôï âéâëßï ôïõ Ð.Â. Ðáðáèåïäþñïõ, ÉåñÜÌïíÞ Ôáîéáñ÷þí Áãéáëåßáò, Áßãéï 2011.

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government, the Monastery carried on itsspiritual and educational contribution withthe graduation of numerous preachers andtheology professors. Thus the long historyof the monastery interconnected stronglywith the history of Aigialeia.

In the Monas-tery�s yard there is akatholikon, abyzantine churchwith a cruciformrooftop and an oc-tagon dome whichleans on four pillarsand is beautifullydecorated. There isalso an old three-floor building in the

north-western side of the yard, the so calledTower which was built in the same periodas the katholikon, in the basement of whichthere is a small church dedicated to AyiaTriada.The Monastery today consists of 8 monks,

produces sugar from pomegranate, whileit also has a hall for heirlooms in which itstores Holy Relics, rare books and price-less treasures. The library of the Monasterywas built in the Post - Revolution era whena Greek school was operating there and pro-duced many great spiritual people. Memo-rable are the theological manuscripts whichare kept in it while there are valuable bookswith references to ancient writers. Of sig-nificant historic value are also the variouscodexes and documents of the monasterythat are kept in the Vault.The visit to the Monastery can be com-

bined with a visit to the Pepelenitza Monas-tery and a guided tour in Aigio city. Thephone of the Monastery is (030)- 26910-56300 . More information can be found inP. Papatheodorou�s book, Holy Ìonasteryof Taxiarchs of Áigialeia, Aigio 2011.

Gerasimos Gerogiannis

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Áã. ÉùÜííïõ åßíáé ãõíáéêåßá,âñßóêåôáé óôï ÷ùñéü Âåñßíï ôïõ ðñþçí ÄÞ-ìïõ Óõìðïëéôåßáò êáé áðÝ÷åé 14 ÷ëì. áðüôï Áßãéï. Åßíáé êôéóìÝíç óôï ïìþíõìï âïõ-íü ÁãéÜííçò, ìéá á-ðü ôéò ðáñáöõÜ-äåò ôïõ Ðáíá-÷áúêïý, óå õøüìå-ôñï 900 ì. Áðü ôçíÐÜôñá ìðïñåß íáöôÜóåé óôç ìïíÞ ïåðéóêÝðôçò ìÝóùôçò äéáäñïìÞò ÐÜ-ôñá - Áßãéï áðü ôçíðáëáéÜ ÅèíéêÞ Ïäüêáé óôá 35,7 ÷ëì.íá óôñßøåé äåîéÜ, á-êïëïõèþíôáò ôïäñüìï ðïõ ïäçãåßðñïò Âåñßíï.Ç ÌïíÞ, ðïõ éäñýèçêå ôçí ðåñßïäï ôçò

Ôïõñêïêñáôßáò, åßíáé ãíùóôÞ áêüìç êáéóÞìåñá ùò ¢ãéïò ÉùÜííçò ôùí Ôóåôóåâþíêáé õðÜãåôáé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Êáëáâñýôùíêáé Áéãéáëåßáò. Ç ÷ñïíïëïãßá éäñýóåùòðáñáìÝíåé Üãíùóôç, ùóôüóï ðéèáíïëïãåß-ôáé üôé ÷ôßóôçêå ôï 14ï áé. ùò áíäñéêü ìï-íáóôÞñé. Óôï èñçóêåõôéêü êáé êïéíùíéêüôïìÝá ç ÌïíÞ áðïôÝëåóå óçìåßï áíáöï-ñÜò ãéá ôçí ðåñéï÷Þ, ÷Üñç óôçí ïñèüäï-îç ëáôñåõôéêÞ æùÞ êáé óôçí ðñïóôáóßáðïõ ìðïñïýóå íá ðñïóöÝñåé óå þñåòêéíäýíïõ. Ç ÌïíÞ ðïëéïñêÞèçêå áðü ôïíÉìðñáÞì, ðïõ ôçí êáôÝëáâå ÷ùñßò íá ôçíêáôáóôñÝøåé. ÌåôÜ ôç óýóôáóç ôïõ Åë-ëçíéêïý ÊñÜôïõò ç ÌïíÞ ÷áñáêôçñßóèç-êå ùò «äéáôçñïõìÝíç» êáé áñãüôåñá Ýãé-íå ìåôü÷é ôçò ÌïíÞò Ôáîéáñ÷þí Áéãéáëåß-áò. Áðü ôï 1987 ëåéôïõñãåß ùò ãõíáéêåßáêïéíïâéáêÞ ÌïíÞ ìå ðëïýóéá äñáóôçñéü-ôçôá, áöïý äéáèÝôåé åñãáóôÞñéá áãéïãñá-ößáò, åêêëçóéáóôéêïý êåíôÞìáôïò, éåñï-ñáðôéêÞò, îõëïãëõðôéêÞò, éáôñåßá. Áäåë-öÝò ôçò ÌïíÞò ðïõ åßíáé ãéáôñïß, ðñïóöÝ-ñïõí äùñåÜí éáôñéêÝò õðçñåóßåò óôïõòêáôïßêïõò ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò. Ç ÌïíÞ ðá-íçãõñßæåé óôéò 8 ÌáÀïõ, óôéò 26 Óåðôåìâñß-

The monastery of Ayios Ioannis is an ex-clusively female enclave. It is located in thevillage Verino of the former municipality ofSympoliteia, and it�s about 14km away from

Aigio. The monas-tery is built on theh o m o n y m o u smountain Ayiannis,at one of the off-shoots ofPanachaiko Moun-tain, at an altitudeof 900m. The visi-tor from Patras canreach the monas-tery by followingthe route Patras-

Aigio and taking the old national road,where at the 35.7 km he/she should turnright in order to follow the road that leadsto Verino.The monastery which was founded dur-

ing the Turkish occupation is still known asAyios Ioannis Tsetsevon and belongs to theMetropolis of Kalavryta and Aigialeia. Theexact date of the foundation still remainsunknown, but it is possible that it was builtin the 14th century as a monastery withmonks. At the religious and social sector,the monastery was a benchmark of the areathanks to the orthodox worshiping life andthe protection it could provide in times ofdanger. The monastery was sieged byIbrahim, who took it over without destroy-ing it. After the establishment of the GreekGovernment, the monastery was character-ized as �preserved� and later on it becamea metochion of the Taxiarchs Monastery ofAigialeia. Since 1987 it has been operatingas a female commune monastery, rich inaction as it has labs for iconography, churchneedlework, religious clothing sewing,wood carving, and surgeries as well. Nunswho are doctors provide their services for

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ïõ êáé óôéò 17 Ioõëßïõ êáé ç áäåëöüôçôáÝ÷åé åéêïóéðÝíôå ìïíá÷Ýò.Ç åðßóêåøÞ óôçí ÌïíÞ ìðïñåß íá óõí-

äõáóôåß ìå åðßóêåøç óôï Áßãéï êáé ìÜëéóôáóôï Ìïõóåéáêü Óõãêñüôçìá ÕäñïêßíçóçòÅöôáðßôáò. ÅíáëëáêôéêÜ õðÜñ÷åé äõíáôü-ôçôá åðßóêåøçò óôïõò ðáñáäïóéáêïýòÍåñüìõëïõò êáé ôïõò ðáñáäïóéáêïýò ïé-êéóìïýò, üðùò åßíáé ôï Âåñßíï êáé ç ËÜê-êá.Ôï ôçëÝöùíï ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé 26910-

94248 êáé ôï fax 26910-94129. Ðåñéóóüôå-ñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ìðïñåß íá âñåß ï åðéóêÝ-ðôçò óôéò äéåõèýíóåéò http://www.monastiria.gr/index.php?option= com_content&view=article&id=431&lang =es#.UTzXa9bwmbw, http://www. ecclesia.gr/greek/monshrines/IoVerin.html, http://w w w . s y m p o l i t e i a . g r D efault.aspx?tabid=237

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free to the habitants of the area. The mon-astery celebrates on the 8th of May and onthe 17th & 26th of September, and the sister-hood has twenty - five nuns.A visit to the monastery can be combined

with visiting Aigio and the Museum Clusterof Water movement of Eftapitas. Alternativelyit is possible to visit the traditional water millsand the traditional settlements of Verino andLakka. The phone number of the monas-tery is 2691094248 and the fax number is2691094129. For more information you canvisit the following site: www.monastiria.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=431&lang=es#.UTzXa9bwmbw,http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/monshrines/IoVerin.html, www.sympoliteia.gr/Default.aspx?tabid=237

Dionysia Pelekouda-Oikonomou

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Ðåðåëåíßôóçò åßíáé ãõíáé-êåßá êïéíïâéáêÞ, áíÞêåé óôç ÌçôñüðïëçÊáëáâñýôùí êáé Áéãéáëåßáò. ÓõíäÝåôáé óôå-íÜ ìå ôç ÌïíÞ Ôáîéáñ÷þí, áðü ôçí ïðïßáôç ÷ùñßæåé ïõóéáóôéêÜ ìüíï ï ðïôáìüò Óå-ëéíïýíôáò.

Ôï ðáëéüôåñï üíïìá ôçò Þôáí �Åëðßò ôùíÁðåëðéóìÝíùí� êáé ÷ôßóôçêå ôçí ßäéá ðåñß-ðïõ åðï÷Þ ìå ôçí ÌïíÞ Ôáîéáñ÷þí, ôïí15ï áé., ìå ôçí ï-ðïßá êáé Ý÷åé ó÷å-äüí ðáñÜëëçëç é-óôïñßá. Ó÷åôéêÜìå ôçí åôõìïëïãßáôïõ ïíüìáôïò�Ðåðåëåíßôóá� õ-ðÜñ÷ïõí äõï åê-äï÷Ýò. Óýìöùíáìå ôçí ðñþôç ôïüíïìá ðñïÝñ÷å-ôáé áðü ôçí ÅëÝíç Ðáëáéïëïãßíá, óýæõãïôïõ áõôïêñÜôïñá ÌáíïõÞë Ðáëáéïëüãïõ,Þ áðü ôçí ÌðÝìðåë Þ ÌðÝìðåò Åëåíßôóá,êüñç ôïõ çãåìüíá ôçò Á÷áÀáò ÈùìÜ Ðá-ëáéïëüãïõ. ÅðéêñáôÝóôåñç åêäï÷Þ åßíáé çäåýôåñç ðïõ åôõìïëïãåß ôï üíïìá Ðåðåëå-

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The monastery of Pepelenitsa, is an ex-clusively female enclave. It belongs to theMetropolis of Kalavryta and Aigialeia. It�sclosely associated to the monastery ofTaxiarchs from which it is divided by theriver Selinountas.The older name of themonastery was �The

Hope of the Desperate� and it was built atthe same time with the monastery of

Taxiarchs, in the 15th

century, thus havinga parallel history. Asregards the etymol-ogy of the name�Pepelenitsa�, thereare two versions.According to thefirst one, the nameoriginates eitherfrom Helen

Palaiologina, wife of the emperor ManuelPalaiologos, or from Elenitsa Palaiologou,daughter of the sovereign of Achaia, Tho-mas Palaiologos. The most prevailing ver-sion is the second one which etymologizesthe name �Pepelenitsa� from the Slavic word

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íßôóá áðü ôç óëáâéêÞ ëÝîç ðåðÝë (=ôÝöñá,óôÜ÷ôç) êáé óçìáßíåé ôåöñïäï÷åßï, ôüðïòåîáãíéóìïý áðü ôéò áìáñôßåò.Áñ÷éêÜ Þôáí ÷ôéóìÝíç óôçí áñéóôåñÞ ü-

÷èç ôïõ Óåëéíïýíôá üðïõ êáé óþæïíôáé å-ñåéðùìÝíá êôßñéá ãíùóôÜ ùò ôï �Ðáëáéï-ìïíÜóôçñï�. ÕðÝóôç áíåðáíüñèùôç êáôá-óôñïöÞ ìåôÜ ôá ÏñëùöéêÜ (1772) áðü ôïõòÔïõñêáëâáíïýò ðïõ êáôÝóöáîáí ôéò êá-ëüãñéåò. Ç ÌïíÞ êôßóôçêå åê íÝïõ óå ðïëýøçëüôåñç èÝóç ãéá ëüãïõò áóöáëåßáò. ¸-ãéíå ãéá Ýíá äéÜóôçìá ìåôü÷é ôçò ÌïíÞò Ôá-îéáñ÷þí. Óôá ÷ñüíéá ôçò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò çÌïíÞ ðñïóÝöåñå óôïí Áãþíá õëéêÞ êáéðíåõìáôéêÞ âïÞèåéá. Ôï 2007 êáôáóôñÜöç-êå ïëïó÷åñþò áðü ðõñêáãéÜ.Ôï êáèïëéêü ôçò åßíáé ñõèìïý âáóéëéêÞò,

Ý÷åé ùñáßï ôÝìðëï êáé øçöéäùôÝò åéêüíåò.Åßíáé áöéåñùìÝíï óôçí Êïßìçóç ôçò Èåï-ôüêïõ.Ôï ôçëÝöùíï ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé 26910-

23000. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ãé� áõ-ôÞí http://www.green-e.gr/m/destination/view/Iera-Monh-Pepelenitshs-sthn-Aigialeiaêáé http://aigialeia.blog.com/2007/08/12/

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�pepel� (= ashes , cinders) and meansashtray, place of purification of sins.Intially, it was built at the left bank of the

river Selinountas where the ruined buildingsstill exist, known as �Palaiomonastiro� (OldMonastery). It sustained irreparable damageafter Orlof (1722) by Ôurk-Álbanians whomassacred the nuns. Themonastery was builtat a high position for security reasons. For atime period it became a metochion of theTaxiarchs monastery. During the revolution,the monastery offered material and spiritualsupport to the Greeks who were fighting fortheir freedom. In 2007 it was entirely de-stroyed by fire.The Katholikon is a basilica, with a beau-

tiful templon and mosaic icons. It is dedi-cated to Koimesis Theotokou.The Monastery�s telephone number is

6910-23000. For more information you canvisit the following site: http://www.green-e .gr /m/des t ina t ion/v iew/ Ie ra -Monh-Pepelenitshs-sthn-Aigialeia êáé http://aigialeia.blog.com/2007/08/12/

Anastasios Somakos

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Áã. Áðïóôüëùí Ðåñéèùñß-ïõ åßíáé Ýíá áðü ôá óçìáíôéêüôåñá ÷ñéóôéá-íéêÜ ìíçìåßá ôçò á-íáôïëéêÞò Áéãéáëåß-áò êáé âñßóêåôáéóôçí ïñåéíÞ ðåñéï-÷Þ ôïõ ðñþçí ÄÞ-ìïõ Áéãåßñáò, ìÝóáóôá üñéá ôïõ ïéêé-óìïý ôïõ Ðåñéèùñß-ïõ êáé óõãêåêñéìÝ-íá ìåôáîý ÓåëéÜíáòêáé Ðåñéèùñßïõ,óôá ðñþôá ÷éëéüìå-ôñá ôïõ ÷ùìÜôéíïõäñüìïõ ðïõ ïäçãåß óôï ÓáñáíôÜðç÷ï. Á-íÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Êáëáâñýôùí êáé Áé-ãéáëåßáò êáé åßíáé áíäñéêÞ.Ç ßäñõóç ôçò ÌïíÞò ôïðïèåôåßôáé óôéò

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The monastery of Ayioi Apostoloi inPerithori is one of the most important Chris-

tian monuments ofeastern Aigialeiaand is situated in themountainous regionof the former Mu-nicipality of Aigeira,on the outskirts ofthe settlement ofPerithori, and spe-cifically betweenSeliana andPerithori, at the firstkilometers of the dirtroad that leads to

Sarantapicho. It belongs to the Metropolisof Kalavryta and Aigialeia and it is an exclu-sively male enclave.

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áñ÷Ýò ôïõ 17ïõ áé. ìå ôçí áíïéêïäüìçóçôïõ êáèïëéêïý. Ç ðáñïõóßá ôçò ÌïíÞòêáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ôçò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò ôïõ1821 äåí åßíáé åìöáíÞò. Ôï 1851 åß÷å Ýíôå-êá ìïíá÷ïýò êáé ôï 1896 áíáêáéíßóôçêå.Ôï 1969 óåéóìüò êáôÝóôñåøå ôïí îåíþíá,ðïõ êáôåäáößóôçêå ôï 1973 êáé îåêßíçóåç áíÝãåñóç íÝïõ ôï 1974.ÓÞìåñá çÌïíÞ Ý÷åé Ýíáí ìïíá÷ü êáé äýï

äüêéìïõò. Ôï ôçëÝöùíü ôçò åßíáé 26960-39110. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ìðï-ñåß íá âñåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò óôçí éóôïóåëßäáhttp://www.green-e.gr/m/destination/view/Iera-Monh-Agiwn-Apostolwn-sto-Perithwri-Aigeiras êáé http://dim-aigeir.ach.sch.gr/perioxi_monastiri.html

ÁíäñéÜíá Äçìáêïðïýëïõ

The foundation of the monastery is placedin the early 17th century with the rebuildingof the katholikon. The monastery�s presenceduring the revolution of 1821 is not evident.In 1851 it had 11 monks and in 1896 it wasrenovated. In 1969 an earthquake destroyedthe guest house which was demolished in1973 and a new one was built in 1974.Today the monastery has one monk and

two novices. The telephone number is (030)-26960-39110. For more information, the visi-tor can see the following website: http://green-e.gr/m/destination/view.ler-Monh-Agiwn-Apostolwnsto-Perithwri-Aigeiras andh t t p : / / d i m - a i g e i r . a c h . s c h . g r /perioxi_monastiri.html

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Ç ÌïíÞ ôçò Áã. ÔñéÜäïò åßíáé äéáëõìÝ-íç, áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Êáëáâñýôùíêáé Áéãéáëåßáò êáé âñßóêåôáé óôç âüñåéááðüëçîç ôïõ ×åëìïý ðÜíù áðü ôïí Êï-ñéíèéáêü, óôï ïñïðÝäéï «Åðáíþêáìðïò».ÐåñéìåôñéêÜ ôçò åðßðåäçò áõôÞò Ýêôáóçò,óôá üñéá ðÜíù áðü ôéò áðüôïìåò ðëáãéÝòõðÜñ÷ïõí áóêç-ôÞñéá êáé ôá ìï-íáóôÞñéá ôçò Á-ãßáò ÌïíÞò êáéôïõ Áãßïõ Íéêï-ëÜïõ Âïõñþí.Áðü ôçí ÔñÜðå-æá (íÝá Âïýñá)Áéãéáëåßáò, Ýíáüìïñöï ÷ùñéüôïõ ðñþçí ÄÞ-ìïõ Äéáêïöôïý,áêïëïõèþíôáòÝíáí êáëÞò âáôüôçôáò ÷ùìáôüäñïìï ìåëßãåò óôñïöÝò, áíåâáßíåé ï åðéóêÝðôçòóôï «âïõíü ôùí ìïíáóôçñéþí» Þ ôçò «Á-ãßáò ÔñéÜäáò», ïíïìáóßá ðïõ ïöåßëåôáéóôï ðëÞèïò ôùí ìïíáóôéêþí åãêáôá-óôÜóåùí.Ç ÌïíÞ ôçò Áãßáò ÔñéÜäáò åßíáé êôéóìÝ-

íç óôç èÝóç áñ÷áßïõ éåñïý, óå õøüìåôñï

ÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÂÏÕÑÙÍÂÏÕÑÙÍÂÏÕÑÙÍÂÏÕÑÙÍÂÏÕÑÙÍ

TheMonastery of Ayia Triada is destroyed.It belongs to the Metropolis of Kalavrita andAigialeia, and it is located in the north endof Chelmos mountain, above Korithiakosgulf, at the mountain plateau �Epanokabos�.Around this flat area, on the border of sheermountain slopes, there are hermitages and

themonasteries ofAyia Triada, AyiaMoni and AyiosNikolaos in Voura.Following a pass-able road with afew turns, from thebeautiful villageTrapeza (NewVoura) ofAigialeia, whichbelongs to theformer municipal-

ity of Diakofto, the visitor ascends �themoun-tain of monasteries� or �Ayia Triada moun-tain�, a name which results from the exist-ence of numerous monastic settlements.The Monastery of Ayia Triada is built upon

an ancient sanctuary, at the altitude of 750m,in a location with an outstanding view to-

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750 ì., óå èÝóç ìå åîáéñåôéêÞ èÝá ðñïò ôïíÊïñéíèéáêü êáé ôá áðÝíáíôé âïõíÜ ôçò Óôå-ñåÜò. Ï ðåñßâïëïò ôçò ÌïíÞò óôç óçìåñé-íÞ ôïõ ìïñöÞ ðáñïõóéÜæåé óå êÜôïøç ó÷Þ-ìá áêáíüíéóôïõ ðåíôáãþíïõ. Óôï êÝíôñïôïõ ðåñéâüëïõ âñßóêïíôáé óõíäåäåìÝíá ìå-ôáîý ôïõò äýï êùíïåéäÞ êôßóìáôá. Ôï Ýíáåßíáé áñ÷áßï, ôï ëåãüìåíï «Ãáßïí», ìéá êõ-êëéêÞ êáôáóêåõÞ, ç áíùäïìÞ ôçò ïðïßáòåßíáé åêöïñéêÜ êôéóìÝíç. Ôï äåýôåñï ðñïòâïññÜ êôßóìá áðïôåëåß ôï êáèïëéêü ôçòìïíÞò ðïõ ìéìåßôáé ôï ó÷Þìá ôçò áñ÷áßáòèüëïõ. Ôá êôÞñéá ôùí êåëéþí ôçò ÌïíÞòêáé êÜðïéïé âïçèçôéêïß ôçò ÷þñïé åßíáé íå-üôåñåò êáôáóêåõÝò. Óôï õðÝñèõñï ôçò åé-óüäïõ ôïõ êáèïëéêïý óþæåôáé ãñáðôÞ å-ðéãñáöÞ åííÝá óôß÷ùí áðü ôï Ýôïò 1757.Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò èá âñåé ï å-

ðéóêÝðôçò óôï âéâëßï ôçò Ì. Ãåùñãïðïý-ëïõ-ÂÝññá (åðéì.), ÂõæáíôéíÜ êáé Ìåôáâõ-æáíôéíÜ ÌïíáóôÞñéá ôçò Á÷áÀáò, ó.71-74.

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wards Korithiakos gulf and the oppo-site mountains of Central Greece. Theyard of the monastery in its current formlooks like an irregular pentagon from its topview. In the middle of the yard one can findtwo conical buildings connected to eachother. One of these buildings is ancient andit is called �Gaion�, a cyclical construction.The second building located to the north, isthe Katholikon of the monastery which mim-ics the shape of the ancient dome. The cellstructures of the monastery and some othersubsidiary buildings are newer constructions.Above the entrance gate of the Katholikonthere is a nine line inscription saved from1757.The visitor can find more information in

the book of Ì. Georgopoulou - Verra, Byz-antine and Post Byzantine Monasteries ofAchaia, p. 71-74.

Transl.: Theodore Batsikas

Ç ÌïíÞ Áã. ÍéêïëÜïõ Âïõñþí åßíáé äéá-ëõìÝíç êáé áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Êáëá-âñýôùí êáé Áéãéáëåßáò. Âñßóêåôáé óôï íü-ôéï Üêñï ôïõ âïõíïý ôçò Áãßáò ÔñéÜäáòêáé áðïôåëåßôáé áðü ôïêáèïëéêü êáé ôá êåëéÜ.

Ç åðßóêåøç óôç Ìï-íÞ ìðïñåß íá óõíäõá-óôåß ìå åêäñïìÞ êáé óôéòÜëëåò ìïíÝò ôïõ ïñïðå-äßïõ «Åðáíþêáìðïò»,üðùò ç Áãßá ÌïíÞ êáéç ÌïíÞ ôçò Áã. ÔñéÜ-äïò, áëëÜ êáé ôá áóêçôÞñéá ôïõ Áã. Áíôù-íßïõ, ôïõ ÁãéÜííç ôïõ Êñåìáóôïý êáé ôùíÁã. ÐÜíôùí.

Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò óôï âéâëßïôçò Ì. Ãåùñãïðïýëïõ-ÂÝññá (åðéì.), Âõ-æáíôéíÜ êáé ÌåôáâõæáíôéíÜ ÌïíáóôÞñéáôçò Á÷áÀáò, ó. 75-79 êáé 81-83.

Ãñçãüñéïò Êïõâåñéáíüò

ÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÁÃ. ÍÉÊÏËÁÏÕÁÃ. ÍÉÊÏËÁÏÕÁÃ. ÍÉÊÏËÁÏÕÁÃ. ÍÉÊÏËÁÏÕÁÃ. ÍÉÊÏËÁÏÕÂÏÕÑÙÍÂÏÕÑÙÍÂÏÕÑÙÍÂÏÕÑÙÍÂÏÕÑÙÍ

The monastery of Ayios Nikolaos in Vourais ruined. It belongs to the Metropolis ofKalavryta and Aigialeia. It is located in thesouth end of Ayia Triada Mountain and con-

sists of the Katholikonand the cells.A visit to the Ayios

Nikolaos monastery canbe combined with a tripto other nearby monas-teries of the mountainplateau �Epanokabos�,such as the monasteriesof Ayia Moni and Ayia

Triada, as well as the hermitages of AyiosAntonios, Ayios Ioannis Kremastos and AyioiPantes.For more information and references, see

the book of M. Georgopoulou-Verra, Byz-antine and Post-Byzantine Monasteries ofAchaia, p. 75-79 and 81-83.

Gregorios Kouverianos

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Ç ÌïíÞ Áã. ÔñéÜäïò ÁêñÜôáò åßíáé ãõ-íáéêåßá êïéíïâéáêÞ êáé áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñü-ðïëç Êáëáâñýôùí êáé Áéãéáëåßáò. ¼ôáí ãß-íåôáé áíáöïñÜóôç ÌïíÞ ôçòÁã. ÔñéÜäïò,óôçí ðñáãìáôé-êüôçôá åííïïý-íôáé äýï ÌïíÝò,ç ðáëáéÜ êáé çíÝá. Ãéá íá öôÜ-óåé ï åðéóêÝðôçòó� áõôÝò áêï-ëïõèåß ôïí å-ðáñ÷éáêü äñü-ìï áðü ôçí ðá-ñáëßá ÁêñÜôáòðñïò ôç Æáñïý-÷ëá. Áðü ôçí ¢íù ÁêñÜôá ðñÝðåé íá äéá-íýóåé 3 ÷ëì. ðåñßðïõ êáé êáôüðéí íá óôñß-øåé áñéóôåñÜ óôçí ðáñÜêáìøç, ç ïðïßáèá ôïí ïäçãÞóåé Ýðåéôá áðü 200 ì. óôéòÌïíÝò.Ç ðñþôç ÌïíÞ Þ «ÐáëáéïìïíÜóôçñï» é-

äñýèçêå ôï 1708 êáé ôï íáÀäñéï ôïõ åßíáéêáôÜãñáöï ìå ôïé÷ïãñáößåò ëáúêÞò ôå÷íï-ôñïðßáò ôïõ 1751 êáé êáëÞò ôÝ÷íçò åéêü-íåò ôïõ 18ïõ áéþíá. Ç äåýôåñç Þ ÍÝá Ìï-íÞ âñßóêåôáé óå áðüóôáóç ðåñßðïõ 140 ìÝ-ôñùí áðü ôï ÐáëáéïìïíÜóôçñï. Ôï êáèï-ëéêü ôçò åßíáé ìïíü÷ùñïò íáüò ìå ôñïýëïêáé ôïé÷ïãñáößåò óå êáëÞ êáôÜóôáóç.ÇÌïíÞ Ý÷åé ðïëëÜ áîéüëïãá êåéìÞëéá, ëåé-

øáíïèÞêåò êáé öïñçôÝò åéêüíåò. ÓÞìåñáç áäåëöüôçôÜ ôçò áðïôåëåßôáé áðü äýï ìï-íá÷Ýò. Ôá ôçëÝöùíá ôçòÌïíÞò åßíáé 26960-51269 êáé 22567.Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ãéá ôç ÌïíÞ

óôï âéâëßï ôïõ Êùíóôáíôßíïõ Á. Ðáðáìå-íôæåëüðïõëïõ, Ç ÌïíÞ Áãßáò ÔñéÜäáò Á-êñÜôáò (Ìçôñüðïëç Êáëáâñýôùí êáé Áé-ãéáëåßáò), Èåóóáëïíßêç 2012 & óôçäéåýèõíóç http://invenio.lib.auth.gr/record/129505

Äéïíõóßá Ðåëåêïýäá�Ïéêïíüìïõ

ÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÊÑÁÔÁÓÁÊÑÁÔÁÓÁÊÑÁÔÁÓÁÊÑÁÔÁÓÁÊÑÁÔÁÓ

The Monastery of Ayia Triada in Akrata isa female commune and belongs to the Me-tropolis of Kalavryta and Aigialeia. When we

refer to the Mon-astery of AyiaTriada, in fact wemean two mon-asteries, the oldand the new one.In order for a visi-tor to reach themonastery, he/she has to followthe country roadfrom the sea-coast of Akratat o w a r d s

Zarouchla. From Ano Akrata, a visitor hasto travel for about 3km and then turn left atthe detour, which after 200 metres will leadhim/her to the monasteries.The first monastery or �Paleomonastiro�

(Old monastery) was founded in 1708 andits oratory is fully covered with wall paint-ings of folk style of 1751 and fine art iconsof the 18th century. The second or Newmon-astery is situated at a distance of about 140mfrom the �Paleomonastiro�. The Katholikonis a single room temple with a dome andwall paintings in good condition.The monastery has a lot of notable heir-

looms, shrines and movable icons. Todaythe sisterhood consists of two nuns. Themonastery�s telephone numbers are 2696051269 and 22567.More information can be found at the fol-

lowing electronic address as well as inKonstantinos A. Papamentzelopoulou�sbook, entitled �The Monastery of Ayia Triadain Akrata� (Metropolis of Kalavryta andAigialeia), Thessaloniki, 2012 retrieved from:http://invenio.lib.auth.gr/record/129505

Dionysia Pelekouda-Oikonomou

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ÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÐÁÍÁÃÉÁÓ ÊÁÔÁÈÅÓÉÙÍÐÁÍÁÃÉÁÓ ÊÁÔÁÈÅÓÉÙÍÐÁÍÁÃÉÁÓ ÊÁÔÁÈÅÓÉÙÍÐÁÍÁÃÉÁÓ ÊÁÔÁÈÅÓÉÙÍÐÁÍÁÃÉÁÓ ÊÁÔÁÈÅÓÉÙÍ- êáôáöõãßùíêáôáöõãßùíêáôáöõãßùíêáôáöõãßùíêáôáöõãßùíÇ ÌïíÞ Ðáíáãßáò Êáôáèåóßùí Þ Êáôá-

öõãßùí âñßóêåôáé óå ìéêñÞ áðüóôáóç áðüôï ÷ùñéü Áãñßäé ÁéãéÜëåéáò, Ý÷åé õøüìåôñï1.100 ì. êáé åßíáé ÷ôéóìÝíç óå ìéá åéäõëëéá-êÞ ôïðïèåóßá ìå ðëáôÜíéá íåñÜ êáé ìïíá-äéêÞ èÝá. Ãéá íá öôÜóåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò óôçÌïíÞ èá ðñÝðåé íááêïëïõèÞóåé ôïäñüìï ãéá Æáñïý-÷ëá, íá ðåñÜóåé ôçÂáëéìÞ êáé áìÝóùòìåôÜ ôï Áãñßäé íáóôñßøåé áñéóôåñÜêáé íá öôÜóåé óôïí÷ùñéü ×áëêéÜíéêá,ëßãï Ýîù áðü ôï ï-ðïßï, áêïëïõèþ-íôáò ôï ÷ùìáôü-äñïìï (áðüóôáóç1,5 ÷ëì.), èá óõíá-íôÞóåé ôï ÷þñïôçò ÌïíÞò. Ç Ìï-íÞ áíÞêåé óôç Ìç-ôñüðïëç Êáëá-âñýôùí êáé Áéãéá-ëåßáò, åßíáé äéáëõìÝíç êáé áðïôåëåß ìåôü÷éôçò ÌïíÞò áã. ÔñéÜäïò ÁêñÜôáò.

Ôï êáèïëéêü ôçò åßíáé ÷ôéóìÝíï óôï êïß-ëùìá åíüò êÜèåôïõ âñÜ÷ïõ êáé ãåìÜôï ìåôïé÷ïãñáößåò ðïõ ÷ñïíïëïãïýíôáé áðü ôï1638. Åßíáé áöéåñùìÝíï óôçí ÊáôÜèåóç ôçòÔßìéáò æþíçò ôçò Èåïôüêïõ, áð� üðïõ êáéðñïÝñ÷åôáé ç ïíïìáóßá ôçò ÌïíÞò. Ç äåý-ôåñç ïíïìáóßá ôçò óõíäÝåôáé ìå ôï ãåãï-íüò ôçò êáôáöõãÞò ôùí êáôïßêùí ôçò ðå-ñéï÷Þò óôá óðÞëáéá-áóêçôÞñéÜ ôçò, ðïõâñßóêïíôáí óôïõò ãýñù áðñüóéôïõò âñÜ-÷ïõò, êáôÜ ôçí ÅðáíÜóôáóç ôïõ 1821Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ìðïñåß íá

ðÜñåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò áðü ôï âéâëßï ôçò Ì.Ãåùñãïðïýëïõ-ÂÝññá (åðéì.), ÂõæáíôéíÜêáé ÌåôáâõæáíôéíÜ ÌïíáóôÞñéá ôçò Á÷áÀ-áò, ó. 113-116.

Äéïíõóßá Ðåëåêïýäá � Ïéêïíüìïõ

The monastery of Panayia Katathesion orKataphygion is situated at a small distancefrom the village Agridi in Aigialeia, at an al-titude of 1.100m. It is built at an idyllic sitewith plane trees, rivers and unique view. Toreach the monastery one must follow the

road towardsZarouchla, passValimi and thenturn left immedi-ately after Agridi.When the visitorreaches the villageHalkianika, a bitoutside it, he/shehas to follow thedirt road for about1.5 km until he/shefinds the monas-tery, which be-longs to the Me-tropolis ofKalavryta and

Aigialeia. The monastery is destroyed andconstitutes a metochion that belongs to theMonastery of Ayia Triada in Akrata.Its katholikon is built in the cavity of a ver-

tical rock and is full of wall paintings whichdate back to 1638. It is dedicated to thedeposition of the Holy Sash of the Virgin,due to which the monastery is named after.Its second name is connected to the factthat during the revolution of 1821 thehabitants of the area fled to the ascetic caveswhich were located in the surrounding in-accessible rocks.More information about themonastery can

be found in M Georgopoulou � Verra� sbook entitled �Byzantine and Post Byzan-tine Monasteries of Achaia�, p. 113-116.

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Áðü ôç ÌïíÞ ôçò Áã. ÔñéÜäïò óþæåôáéìüíï ôï êáèïëéêü ðïõ âñßóêåôáé ëßãï Ýîùáðü ôç Æáñïý÷ëá. Ãéá íá öôÜóåé åêåß ïåðéóêÝðôçò ðñÝðåé íá îåêéíÞóåé áðü ôï êÝ-íôñï ôïõ ÷ùñéïý á-êïëïõèþíôáò Ýíáíäñüìï äåîéÜ ðïõ á-íçöïñßæåé äõôéêÜðñïò ôï äÜóïò. Óåëßãï èá óõíáíôÞóåéôï íáü ôçò ÊïéìÞ-óåùò ôçò Èåïôü-êïõ êé Ýðåéôá áðüìéá äéáäñïìÞ 2 ÷ëì.ðåñßðïõ èá áíôé-êñßóåé ôçí Áã. ÔñéÜ-äá. Ç ÌïíÞ èåùñåß-ôáé äéáëõìÝíç êáé á-íÞêåé óôç Ìçôñü-ðïëç Êáëáâñýôùíêáé Áéãéáëåßáò.Ôï êáèïëéêü ôçò

áíÞêåé óôïí ôýðï ôïõ óôáõñïåéäïýò íá-ïý ìå åõñý ïêôÜðëåõñï ôñïýëï êáé åßíáéäéáêïóìçìÝíï ïëüêëçñï ìå ôïé÷ïãñáöß-åò áñêåôÜ êáëÞò ôå÷íïôñïðßáò, ðïõ ôï-ðïèåôïýíôáé ôï 18ï áé.Ôçí åðßóêåøç óôçí Áã. ÔñéÜäá ìðïñåß

íá óõíäõÜóåé êáíåßò ìå åðßóêåøç óôç Æá-ñïý÷ëá ãéá öáãçôü êáé ôç ëßìíç Ôóéâëïý.Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ãéá ôç Ìï-

íÞ óôï âéâëßï ôçò Ì. Ãåùñãïðïýëïõ-ÂÝññá (åðéì.), ÂõæáíôéíÜ êáé Ìåôáâõæá-íôéíÜ ÌïíáóôÞñéá ôçò Á÷áÀáò, ó. 121-127.

Äéïíõóßá Ðåëåêïýäá � Ïéêïíüìïõ

ÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÁÃ. ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓÆÁÑÏÕ×ËÁÓÆÁÑÏÕ×ËÁÓÆÁÑÏÕ×ËÁÓÆÁÑÏÕ×ËÁÓÆÁÑÏÕ×ËÁÓ

From the Monastery of Ayia Triada inZarouchla, the only thing that is saved is theKatholikon, which is located on the outskirts

of Zarouchla. Toreach it, a visitor mustset off from the centerof the village follow-ing a road on the rightwhich ascends to-wards the forest. Af-ter a while he/she willmeet the church ofKoimesis Theotokouand after a route ofabout 2km, he/shewill face the monas-tery of Ayia Triada.Themonastery is in ru-ins and belongs to theMetropolis ofKalavryta and

AigialeiaThe Katholikon has the form of a cross-

like temple with a wide dome of eight sides,and it is totally ornamented with folk stylewall paintings of the 18th century.A visit to the monastery can be combined

by visiting Zarouchla for lunch and going tothe lake Tsivlou. More information about themonastery can be found in M.Georgopoulou � Verra� s book entitled �Byz-antine and Post Byzantine Monasteries ofAchaia�, p. 121-127.

Dionysia Pelekouda-Oikonomou

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ÌÏÍÅÓ ÐÅÑÉÏ×ÇÓ ÊÁËÁÂÑÕÔÙÍ

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ ÌåãÜëïõ Óðçëáßïõ åßíáé áí-äñéêÞ êáé áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Êáëáâñý-ôùí êáé Áéãéáëåßáò. Åßíáé ÷ôéóìÝíç óôï Ü-íïéãìá åíüò ìåãÜëïõ âñÜ÷ïõ ðïõ âñßóêå-ôáé óå áðüóôáóç 10 ÷ëì. áðü ôá ÊáëÜâñõ-ôá ðÜíù ó÷åäüí óôïí åðáñ÷éáêü äñüìï.Ôï êáèïëéêü ôçò ÌïíÞò ðïõ åßíáé óêáì-

ìÝíï ìÝóá óôï âñÜ÷ï, ó÷çìáôßæåé óôáõ-ñïåéäÞ íáü ìå äýï íÜñèçêåò êáé åßíáé äéá-êïóìçìÝíï ìå ôïé-÷ïãñáößåò ôïõ1653. Ç ÌïíÞ ÷ôß-óôçêå ôï 362 êáé èå-ùñåßôáé ßóùò çáñ÷áéüôåñç óôçíÅëëÜäá. Ç áíïéêï-äüìçóÞ ôçò óõíäÝå-ôáé ìå üñáìá ãéá ôçíýðáñîç åéêüíáò ôçòÐáíáãßáò, ïðüôå ý-óôåñá áðü õðüäåé-îç ìéêñïý êïñé-ôóéïý, ç åéêüíá âñÝ-èçêå óôï óðÞëáéï êÜôù áðü ôçí ïðïßá õ-ðÞñ÷å ðçãÞ üðïõ Ýôñå÷å áãßáóìá. Ç ðçãÞáõôÞ ôïõ óðçëáßïõ óÞìåñá áðïêáëåßôáé «çÐçãÞ ôçò Êüñçò». Ç ÌïíÞ ãíþñéóå ìåãÜ-ëç áêìÞ, áëëÜ êáé ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí ôÝóóåñéòïëïêëçñùôéêÝò êáôáóôñïöÝò áðü ðõñêá-ãéÝò ôï 840, ôï 1400, ôï 1640 êáé ôï 1934,÷ùñßò üìùò ç áã. Åéêüíá íá ðÜèåé áðïëý-ôùò ôßðïôá.Ôï ÌÝãá ÓðÞëáéï Ýðáéîå óçìáíôéêü ñü-

ëï óôéò äéÜöïñåò åîåãÝñóåéò êáôÜ ôùíÔïýñêùí. Óôçí ÅðáíÜóôáóç ôïõ 1821 çÌïíÞ áðïôÝëåóå êÝíôñï áíôßóôáóçò êáôÜôùí Ôïýñêùí êáé ðáñüôé äÝ÷ôçêå ðïëëÝòåðéèÝóåéò, ðïôÝ äåí êáôáêôÞèçêå.Ôï 1943 ôá ÍáæéóôéêÜ óôñáôåýìáôá ëåçëÜ-ôçóáí ôï ìïíáóôÞñé êáé åêôÝëåóáí 16 Üôï-ìá, åðéóêÝðôåò, õðïôáêôéêïýò áëëÜ êáé ìï-íá÷ïýò, åíþ åííÝá ìïíá÷ïß åêôåëÝóôçêáíóôç èÝóç Øçëüò Óôáõñüò.Ç ÌïíÞ äéáèÝôåé Ìïõóåßï ìå ðïëëÜ óç-

ìáíôéêÜ êåéìÞëéá ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò ÅðáíÜóôá-

Mega Spilaio Monastery is an exclusivelymale enclave and belongs to the Metropo-lis of Kalavryta and Aigialeia. It is built in theopening of a huge rock which is 10 km farfrom Kalavryta, almost upon the provincialroad.The Katholikon of the monastery, which is

dug into the rock, is a cruciform church withtwo narthexes and is decorated with wall

paintings of 1653.The monastery wasbuilt in 362 and israther considered tobe the oldest inGreece. Its construc-tion is connectedwith a vision about theexistence of an iconof Virgin Mary,which, after a recom-mendation by a littlegirl, was found in a

cave, under which there was a fountain thatHoly Water was springing from. This holyfountain is known today as �The Fountain ofthe Maiden�.Themonastery was in prosperity, but it was

also completely destroyed at least four timesby fire in 840, 1400, 1640 and 1934, fortu-nately without the sacred icon being de-stroyed.The monastery played an important role

in several rebellions against the Turks. In the1821 Greek Revolution, the Monastery be-came the center of resistance against theTurks, and although it sustained many at-tacks, it was never conquered. In 1943 Nazitroops looted the monastery and executed16 people, visitors, servants and monkswhile nine monks were executed in the site�Tall Cross�.The monastery has a museum with many

important heirlooms of the Greek Revolu-tion, but also precious and sacred relics and

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óçò, áëëÜ êáé ðïëýôéìá åêêëçóéáóôéêÜ Ýã-ãñáöá êáé êåéìÞëéá. ÌåãÜëçò áîßáò åßíáéêáé ç âéâëéïèÞêç ôçò ÌïíÞò ìå ðåñéóóüôå-ñïõò áðü 3.000 ôüìïõò âéâëßùí, åíþ óååéäéêü ðáñåêêëÞóéï öõëÜóóïíôáé ëåéøáíï-èÞêåò ìå ëåßøáíá ðïëëþí Áãßùí. Ï ðïëõôé-ìüôåñïò èçóáõñüò ôçò ÌïíÞò üìùò åßíáéç éåñÜ åéêüíá ôçò Ðáíáãßáò ôçò Ìåãáëï-óðçëáéþôéóóáò, ðïõ áðïäßäåôáé óôïíÅõáããåëéóôÞ ËïõêÜ Åßíáé áíÜãëõöç, ðÜ-÷ïõò ôñéþí ðüíôùí êáé ðëáóìÝíç áðü êå-ñß, ìáóôß÷á êáé Üëëåò ýëåò. Ç ÈåïôüêïòöÝñåé åóèÞôá ÷ñùìáôéóìÝíç êáé ÷ñõóÜ äéá-ãñÜììáôá. Áðü ôéò ðïëëÝò ðõñêáãéÝò Ý÷åéáìáõñùèåß. ÄåîéÜ êáé áñéóôåñÜ ôçò êçñü-ðëáóôçò Åéêüíáò ðáñéóôÜíïíôáé êáé óôéòôÝóóåñéò ãùíéÝò ôçò äåîéÜ Óåñáöåßì êáé á-ñéóôåñÜ ×åñïõâåßì.Óôç ÌïíÞ áóêïýíôáé óÞìåñá ðÝíôå ìï-

íá÷ïß êáé ôñåéò äüêéìïé êáé ëåéôïõñãåß ìåâÜóç ôï êïéíïâéáêü óýóôçìá. Ôá ôçëÝöùíáôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé 26920-22401 êáé 23130.Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ãéá ôç Ìï-

íÞ ìðïñåß íá ðÜñåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò áðü ôïâéâëßï ôïõ Ð.Á. ÕöáíôÞ, ÌÝãá ÓðÞëáéï. É-óôïñßá, ÐíåõìáôéêÞ & ÅèíéêÞ Ìáñôõñßá, Á-èÞíá 2002 êáé óôéò éóôïóåëßäåò http://w w w . k a l a v r i t a . g o v . g r /Default.aspx?tabid=329 êáé http://w w w . m o n a s t i r i a . g r / i n d e x .php?option=com_content&view=article&id=549&lang=el

ÂáóéëéêÞ ÂÝññá

documents. Of great value is also the libraryof the monastery with more than 3000 books,while reliquaries with relics of many saintsare being kept in a special oratory.The most valuable treasure of the monas-

tery is the sacred icon of Panayia with theappellation �Megalospilaiotissa�, which is at-tributed to Lucas the Evangelist; this icon isembossed, three inches thick, and moldedwith wax, mastic, and other materials. TheTheotokos icon is brightly coloured withgold patterns; but due to the numerous fires,it has a sooty look. On the right and left sidesof the wax molded icon, in all four cornersof the icon, Seraphim and Cherouveim aredepicted.The commune of the monastery nowadays

consists of five monks and three novicemonks. The phone number of the monas-tery is (030)-26920-22401 and 23130.For more information about the Monas-

tery, a visitor can read the book of PanagiotisA. Ifantis, Mega Spilaio. History, Spiritual andNational Evidence, Athens 2002, and see thefollowing websites: http://w w w . k a l a v r i t a . g o v . g r / D e f a u l t .aspx?tabid=329 and http:www.m o n a s t i r i a . g r / i n d e x .php?op t i o n=com_con t en t& v i ew=article&id=549&lang=el

Vasiliki Verra

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Áãßáò Ëáýñáò åßíáé áíäñé-êÞ, ëåéôïõñãåß ùò êïéíüâéï êáé áíÞêåé óôçÌçôñüðïëç Êáëáâñýôùí êáé Áéãéáëåßáò.Âñßóêåôáé 5 ÷ëì. ÍÄ ôùí Êáëáâñýôùí êáéåßíáé ÷ôéóìÝíç óôïõò ðñüðïäåò ôïõ üñïõòÂåëéÜ, óå õøüìåôñï 960 ì. Áðü ôçí ÐÜôñáìðïñåß êáíåßò íá öôÜóåé áêïëïõèþíôáò ôçíåèíéêÞ ïäü Ðáôñþí-Êïñßíèïõ êáé áðü ôçäéáêëÜäùóç ôïõ Äéáêïðôïý íá êáôåõèõí-èåß äåîéÜ ðñïò ÊáëÜâñõôá.Ç ÌïíÞ ôçò Áãßáò Ëáýñáò óõíäÝåôáé óôå-

íÜ ìå ôçí ÅëëçíéêÞ ÅðáíÜóôáóç êáé åßíáéìéá áðü ôéò áñ÷áéüôåñåò ôïõ åëëçíéêïý êáéêõñßùò ôïõ ðåëïðïííçóéáêïý ÷þñïõ. É-

ÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÁÃÉÁÓ ËÁÕÑÁÓÁÃÉÁÓ ËÁÕÑÁÓÁÃÉÁÓ ËÁÕÑÁÓÁÃÉÁÓ ËÁÕÑÁÓÁÃÉÁÓ ËÁÕÑÁÓ

The monastery of Ayia Lavra is an exclu-sively male enclave. It functions as a com-mune and it belongs to the Metropolis ofKalavryta and Aigialeia. It is located 5 kmsouth-west from the town of Kalavryta and itis built on the foothills of Velia mountain atan altitude of 960 m. One can visit the Mon-astery of Ayia Lavra from the town of Patrasby following the national highway Patras-Korinthos and then turn right towardsKalavryta by the junction of Diakofto.

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äñýèçêå ôï 961 óôçí áñ÷éêÞ ôçò èÝóç,300 ì. ðåñßðïõ ÍÄ ôçò óçìåñéíÞò, ãíù-óôÞ ùò �ÐáëáéïìïíÜóôçñï�, üðïõ êáé óþ-æåôáé ôï ðñþôï Êáèïëéêü, Ýíáò äßêëéôïòóôáõñåðßóôåãïò íáüò óôï óôüìéï óðçëéÜòìå äýï óåéñÝò ôïé÷ïãñáöéþí. Ç ÌïíÞ êá-ôáóôñÜöçêå ïëïêëçñùôéêÜ áðü ðõñêá-ãéÜ ôï 1585. ¸ìåéíå Ýñçìç ãéá 15 ÷ñüíéá,þóðïõ êÜðïéïò Êáëáâñõôéíüò ôçí îáíÜ-÷ôéóå, áëëÜ ôï 1689 ìåôáöÝñèçêå óôç óç-ìåñéíÞ ôçò èÝóç.Ï ðïëõôéìüôåñïò èçóáõñüò ôçò ÌïíÞò

åßíáé ôï ËÜâáñïôçò ïñêùìïóßáòôùí áãùíéóôþíôïõ 1821. ÅðéðëÝ-ïí, ï ÅðéôÜöéïòôïõ 1754 êåíôç-ìÝíïò óôç Óìýñ-íç, ç åéêüíá ôïõÁãßïõ ÃåùñãßïõêåíôçìÝíç óôçíÊùíóôáíôéíïý-ðïëç áðü ôçíÊùêþíá ôïõ Ñï-ëïãÜ, ÅõáããÝëéïäùñéóìÝíï áðü ôçí áõôïêñÜôåéñá ôçò Ñù-óßáò Áéêáôåñßíç Â� ôç ÌåãÜëç, ôá ÷ñõóï-êÝíôçôá Üìöéá ôïõ Ðáëáéþí Ðáôñþí Ãåñ-ìáíïý, åãêüëðéá, îõëüãëõðôïé óôáõñïß êáéðïëëÜ Ëåßøáíá Áãßùí ìå óçìáíôéêüôåñáôçí êÜñá ôïõ Áãßïõ Áëåîßïõ, äþñï ôïõÁõôïêñÜôïñá ÌáíïõÞë Ðáëáéïëüãïõ ôï1398, ôçí êÜñá ôïõ Áãßïõ ÖéëáñÝôïõ ôïõÅëåÞìïíïò, ôïõ Áãßïõ ÐáíôåëåÞìïíïò, ôçòÁãßáò ÐáñáóêåõÞò êáé ôùí Áãßùí Áíáñ-ãýñùí. Óôç ÌïíÞ õðÜñ÷åé åðßóçò ðëïý-óéá âéâëéïèÞêç ìå 3.000 ðáëáéÜ Ýíôõðá,ôï áñ÷áéüôåñï áðü ôá ïðïßá ÷ñïíïëï-ãåßôáé áðü ôï 1502.ÇÌïíÞ åßíáé êáèçìåñéíÜ áíïé÷ôÞ ãéá ôïí

åðéóêÝðôç ìå ùñÜñéï åéóüäïõ ãéá ôï ÷åé-ìþíá 10.00 -13.00 êáé 15.00 - 16.00 êáéãéá ôï êáëïêáßñé 10.00-13.00 êáé 16.00-17.00. Ç åðßóêåøç óôçí Áãßá Ëáýñá ìðï-ñåß íá óõíäõáóôåß ìå Ýíáí ðåñßðáôï óôçÆá÷ëùñïý, Ýíá ðáíÝìïñöï ðáñáäïóéá-êü ïéêéóìü ÷ôéóìÝíï óå õøüìåôñï 640 ì.,ìÝóá óôï îå÷ùñéóôü öáñÜããé ôïõ Âïõ-ñáúêïý. Åðßóçò, ìðïñåß êáíåßò íá åðéóêå-öôåß ôï ÓðÞëáéï ôùí Ëéìíþí, ôï ÄçìïôéêüÌïõóåßï êáé ôïí Ôüðï ôçò Èõóßáò óôá

Themonastery of Ayia Lavra is closelyrelated to the Greek Revolution and itis one of the oldest monasteries in Greece,and mainly in the Peloponnese. It was builtin 961 in its initial location, 300m south-westfrom its current location, which is a locationalso known as �Palaiomonastiro�, where thefirst Katholikon existed. The Katholikon is atwo-section cross-vaulted temple with tworows of wall paintings in the entrance of the

cave. The monas-tery was completelydestroyed by fire in1585. It was deso-lated for 15 years,until someone fromKalavryta rebuilt it,but in 1689 it wasmoved to its currentlocation.The most valu-

able treasure of themonastery is the Banner uponwhich the fight-ers of the revolution in 1821 pledged. Also,the Epitaph of 1754 embroidered in Smyrni,the icon of Ayios Georgios made in Istanbul,the donated Gospel from the empress of Rus-sia Aikaterini B� the Great, the gold-embroi-dered ceremonial cloth of Palaion PatronGermanos, Handbooks, carved woodencrosses and a lot of Saints� relics. The mostvaluable is the skull of Ayios Alexios, the skullof Ayios Filaretos the merciful, the skull ofAyios Panteleimon, and the skull of AyiaParaskevi. In the mona- stery there is also alibrary of 3.000 old texts, the oldest of themdating back to 1502.

The monastery is open daily for visitorsfrom 10.00 � 13.00 and from 15.00-16.00 inwinter as well as from 10.00-13.00 and from16.00-17.00 in summer. The visit to the mon-astery can be combined with a walk in

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ÊáëÜâñõôá, ôï ôçëåóêüðéï Áñßóôáñ÷ïòêáé ôï áñ÷ïíôéêü ôçò Ðáëáéïëïãßíáò. ÔÝ-ëïò, ìðïñåß íá ðåñÜóåé ëßãåò îÝãíïéáóôåòóôéãìÝò óôï ÷éïíïäñïìéêü êÝíôñï ôùí Êá-ëáâñýôùí.

Ôï ôçëÝöùíï ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé 26920-22363. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ìðï-ñåß íá ðÜñåé êáíåßò áðü ôéò éóôïóåëßäåòhttp://spartacus.hpclab.ceid.upatras.gr/im-ka/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=311&Itemid=21 êáéhttp://www.kalavri ta.gov.gr/Default .aspx?tabid=324 . Åðßóçò áðü ôï Üñèñïôïõ Ä. Ãéáííïýëç, «Ôï ðáëáéïìïíÜóôçñïôçò Áãßáò Ëáýñáò Êáëáâñýôùí. Éóôïñßá-ôÝ÷íç», ÂåëëÜ. ÅðéóôçìïíéêÞ Åðåôçñßäá 3(2005), ó. 221-249 ðïõ èá âñåé óå øçöéá-êÞ ìïñöÞ óôç äéåýèõíóç http://www.imdlibrary.gr/index.php/el/2013-01-14-09-09-13/per iod ika/ve l la /book/262?page=3

ÏäõóóÝáò Áâñáìüðïõëïò

Zachlorou, a traditional settlement situatedat an altitude 640m, inside the special can-yon of Voraikos. Furthermore, someone canvisit the place �Spilaio ton Limnon� (caveof lakes), the municipal museum and theplace of sacrifices, the telescope Aristarchosand the mansion of Palaiologina. Finally,you can spend some carefree moments atthe ski-resort of Kalavryta.The telephone number of the monastery

is (030)-26920-22363. For more information,you can visit the site http://spartacus.hpclab.ceid.uPatras.gr/im-ka/site/index.php?option =com_content&view= and http:// www.kalavrita.gov.gr/ Default.aspx? tabid = 324

Odysseas Avramopoulos

Óôçí ðëáãéÜ ìéáò ðáñáöõÜäáò ôïõ Ù-ëïíïý (Åñýìáíèïõ) ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò Áñïá-íßáò, ìüëéò 30´ áðüóôáóç øçëüôåñá áðüôï ÷ùñßï ÁíáóôÜóïâá âñßóêåôáé ç ÌïíÞôùí Áãßùí Èåï-äþñùí ðïõ åß-íáé áêüìç áí-äñéêÞ êáé áíÞ-êåé óôç Ìçôñü-ðïëç Êáëâñý-ôùí êáé Áéãéá-ëåßáò. Åßíáéöùë é áóì Ý í çóôçí ðëáãéÜôïõ âïõíïý ÆÝ-ìðé, óå õøüìå-ôñï 1000 ì. ðå-ñßðïõ êáé áðÝ-÷åé áðü ôá ÊáëÜâñõôá 28 ÷ëì. Ç ðñü-óâáóç óôç ÌïíÞ ãßíåôáé êáé áðü ôá Ôñé-ðüôáìá (áðü 111) äéá ìÝóïõ Óïðïôïý, óåßäéá áðüóôáóç áðü ôá ÊáëÜâñõôá.Ç ßäñõóÞ ôçò ôïðïèåôåßôáé ãýñù óôï

1724, üìùò ç éóôïñßá ôçò áñ÷ßæåé ãýñù

Ayioi Theodoroi monastery is located ona slope of an offshoot of Olonos(Erymanthos) of Aroania area, just thirty min-utes away from a village called Anastasova.

It is an exclusivelymale enclaveand belongs tothe Metropolis ofKalavryta andAigialeia. It is situ-ated on the slopeof the mountainZembi at an alti-tude of 1000 mand it is 28km farfrom Kalavryta.You can have ac-cess to the mon-

astery from Tripotama (by taking the road111) via Sopotos, at an equal distance fromKalavryta.The construction of the monastery dates

back to 1724, but its history dates back to1000-1100. The monastery endured many

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óôï 1000 � 1100 ì.×. ¸ðáèå ðïëëÜ äåéíÜáðü ôïõò Ôïõñêáëâáíïýò ãéá ôçí ìåãÜëçôçò ðñïóöïñÜ óôçí ðáôñßäá êáôÜ ôá äý-óêïëá ÷ñüíéá ôçò óêëáâéÜò. Ôï 1973 ç Ìï-íÞ Ýêëåéóå êáé ýóôåñá áðü ðïëëÝò ðåñéðÝ-ôåéåò ôïí Ïêôþâñéï ôïõ 1993 îåêßíçóå êáéóõíå÷ßæåé áðñüóêïðôá ôç ëåéôïõñãßá ôçòìÝ÷ñé óÞìåñá, ðïõ êáôáâÜëëåôáé ðñïóðÜ-èåéá íá ó÷çìáôéóôåß ãõíáéêåßá ìïíáóôéêÞáäåëöüôçôá.Ïé ðéï ðïëýôéìïé èçóáõñïß ôçò ÌïíÞò

åßíáé ôá ÉåñÜ Ëåßøáíá ðïëëþí Áãßùí. Ôáðåñéóóüôåñá áðü ôá êåéìÞëéÜ ôçò âñßóêï-íôáé óôç ÌïíÞ ÐåíôÝëçò ÁôôéêÞò êáé óôïÌïõóåßï ôçò Ìçôñüðïëçò Êáëáâñýôùíêáé Áéãéáëåßáò. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñß-åò ãéá ôç ÌïíÞ ìðïñåß íá âñåé ï åðéóêÝ-ðôçò óôï âéâëßï ôïõ Êùíóôáíôßíïõ ×. Íé-êïëüðïõëïõ, ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Áãßùí ÈåïäþñùíÁñïáíßáò Êáëáâñýôùí, ÁèÞíá 1995 êáéóôéò éóôïóåëßäåò http://www.kalavrytanews.com/2013/03/blog-post_2815.html ;http://el.wikipedia.org

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sufferings from the Turks and the Al-banians who caused great damagesbecause it offered great help to our coun-try during the difficult years of occupation.In 1973 the monastery closed. After manyhardships it opened again in October 1993,and since then it hasn�t been closed. Nowa-days a great effort has been made for thecreation of a monastic sisterhood.The most valuable treasures of the mon-

astery are the holy relics of many saints.Most of the monastery heirlooms are keptat the Monastery of Penteli in Athens (MoniPentelis) and at themuseum of theMetropo-lis of Kalavryta and Aigialeia. More infor-mation one can find in the book ofKonstantinos X. Nikolopoulos �Monasteryof Ayioi Theodoroi Aroanias Kalavryton�,Athens 1995, and see the followingwebpage http://www.kalavrytanews.com/2013/03/blog-post_2815.html.

Vasilios Athanasopoulos

Óôç äåîéÜ ü÷èç ôïõ ðïôáìïý Óåëéíïýíôá,áðÝíáíôé áðü ôï ÷ùñéü Ëáðáíáãïß êáé óåáðüóôáóç 30÷ëì. áðü ôáÊá ëÜâñ õ ô áïñèþíåôáé çáíäñéêÞ ÌïíÞôçò Ìáêåëëá-ñéÜò, ðïõ åßíáéáöéåñùìÝíçóôçí Êïßìçóçôçò Èåïôü-êïõ. Ç Ìáêåë-ëáñéÜ åßíáé á-ðü ôéò ðáëáéü-ôåñåò ÌïíÝòôçò Ðåëïðïí-íÞóïõ, âñßóêåôáé óôçí êïñõöÞ åíüò áðü-êñçìíïõ ëüöïõ, áíÜìåóá óå ìßá óõóôÜäááðüêñçìíùí âñÜ÷ùí, êáé áíÞêåé óôç Ìç-ôñüðïëç Êáëáâñýôùí êáé Áéãéáëåßáò. Çáñ÷éêÞ ÌïíÞ ÷ôßóôçêå áðü ôï óôñáôçãüôïõ Éïõóôéíéáíïý ÂåëéóóÜñéï ôï 532 ì.×..

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On the right shore of the river Selinounta,opposite the village Lapanagoi, and 30 km

away fromKalavryta, theMonastery ofMakellaria ap-pears. It is ane x c l u s i v e l ymale enclaveand it is dedi-cated toK o i m e s i sTheotokou.Makellaria is

one of the old-estmonasteriesin the Pelopon-

nese and it is located at the top of a steephill, surrounded by a cluster of rocks and itbelongs to the Metropolis of Kalavryta andAigialeia. The original monastery was builtby Justinian�s General Velissarios in 532 AD.

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Óôï ìÝóï ôçò óçìåñéíÞò ÌïíÞò åßíáé ÷ôé-óìÝíïò ï íáüò ôçò Ðáíáãßáò, âõæáíôéíïýñõèìïý, óôáõñïåéäÞò ìå ùñáßï îõëüãëõ-ðôï ôÝìðëï, ðÜíù óôï ïðïßï âñßóêåôáé çèáõìáôïõñãÞ åéêüíá ôçò Ðáíáãßáò. ÔïìïíáóôÞñé êáôáóôñÜöçêå áðü ôïõòÔïýñêïõò ôï 1458 êáé áíáêáéíßóôçêå á-ðü ôïí éåñïìüíá÷ï Íåüöõôï.Ôï áñ÷éêü üíïìá ôçò ÌïíÞò Þôáí Ðá-

íáãßá ç Ëéèïóôñùôéþôéóá, åðåéäÞ åßíáé ÷ôé-óìÝíï ðÜíù óå âñÜ÷ï. Ôï üíïìá «Ìá-êåëëáñéÜ» ôï ðÞñå áðü ôï ìáêåëåéü ðïõÝãéíå, üôáí ðÞãáí íá ôï êáôáêôÞóïõí ïéÔïýñêïé, ôï 1458. Ï ðïëõôéìüôåñïò èç-óáõñüò ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé ç èáõìáôïõñãÞåéêüíá ôçò Ðáíáãßáò. Åðßóçò õðÜñ÷ïõíêáé åêôßèåíôáé êáñõïöýëëéá, ãéáôáãÜíéá,êïõìðïýñåò ôùí ïðëáñ÷çãþí êáé ðáëé-êáñéþí ôçò îáêïõóôÞò ìÜ÷çò ôçò Êáõêá-ñéÜò, ìå ôá ïðïßá êáôáôñüðùóáí ôïí É-ìðñáÞì ôï 1827 êáé óôïëÝò ôùí áãùíé-óôþí ôïõ 1821.Áîßæåé íá áíáöåñèåß üôé óå ìéêñÞ áðü-

óôáóç áðü ôç ÌïíÞ, áêïëïõèþíôáò Ýíáìéêñü «öéäßóéï» ìïíïðÜôé ïäçãåßôáé ï åðé-óêÝðôçò óôï ìéêñü ðáñåêêëÞóé ôçò Ìå-ôáìïñöþóåùò. Ç ÌïíÞ äéáèÝôåé åðßóçòîåíþíåò üðïõ ìðïñåß êÜðïéïò íá ìåßíåéôï âñÜäõ. ÊÜèå ÓÜââáôï ðñïò ÊõñéáêÞôåëåßôáé áãñõðíßá. Ï äñüìïò ãéá íá ðÜåéêÜðïéïò óôç ÌïíÞ åßíáé ó÷åôéêÜ êáëüò õ-ðÜñ÷åé Üóöáëôïò êáé Ýíá êïììÜôé ðåñß-ðïõ 5 ÷ëì. ÷ùìáôüäñïìïò, áëëÜ âáôüò.Ç ÌïíÞ åïñôÜæåé óôéò 15 êáé óôéò 23 Áõ-

ãïýóôïõ êáé ôï ôçëÝöùíü ôçò åßíáé 26920-41247. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ãé� áõ-ôÞí http://www.im-ka.gr/2013-01-07-13-50-14/2013-01-07-13-50-51/26-2013-01-21-16-03-07 êáé http://kalavrita.ws.gr/Kalavrita_Makellaria.asp

Ðáíáãéþôçò ÓêáëôóÜò

In the midst of today�s monastery stands thetemple of Panayia, a Byzantine cruciformchurch with a wood carved templon uponwhich is the miraculous icon of Virgin Mary.The monastery was destroyed by the Turksin 1458, and was renovated by the monkNeophytos.The original name of the monastery was

Panayia with the appellation �Lithostrotiotissa� because it is built upon a rock. The name�Makellaria� comes from the massacre thathappened when the Turks tried to conquerit in 1458. The most precious treasure of themonastery is the miraculous icon of VirginMary. There are also displays of muskets,cutlasses, guns of chieftains and braveyouths of the famous Battle of Kafkaria, inwhich they defeated Ibrahim in 1827, as wellas uniforms of the 1821 Revolution fighters.It is worth mentioning that at a short dis-

tance from the monastery, the visitor canreach the small oratory of Metamorphosisby following a little snakelike path. Themonastery also has hostels where a visitorcan stay during the night. Every Saturday toSunday there is a Vigil Mass. The road forone to get to the monastery is for the mostpart well made but there is a piece of about5 km that is a dirt road, but passable.The monastery celebrates on the 15th and

23rd of August, and its telephone numberis (030)-26920-41247. For more informationabout the monastery, one can visit the fol-lowing sites: http://www.im-ka.gr/2013-01-07-13-50-14/2013-01-07-13-50-51/26-2013-01-21-16-03-07 and http://kalavrita.ws.gr/Kalavrita_Makellaria.asp

Panagiotis Skaltsas

Ç ÌïíÞ ôïõ Áã. Áèáíáóßïõ åßíáé áí-äñéêÞ, áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Êáëáâñý-ôùí êáé Áéãéáëåßáò êáé âñßóêåôáé ìÝóá óå

ÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÌÏÍÇÁÃ. ÁÈÁÍÁÓÉÏÕÁÃ. ÁÈÁÍÁÓÉÏÕÁÃ. ÁÈÁÍÁÓÉÏÕÁÃ. ÁÈÁÍÁÓÉÏÕÁÃ. ÁÈÁÍÁÓÉÏÕÊËÅÉÔÏÑÉÁÓÊËÅÉÔÏÑÉÁÓÊËÅÉÔÏÑÉÁÓÊËÅÉÔÏÑÉÁÓÊËÅÉÔÏÑÉÁÓ

The monastery of Ayios Athanasios is anexclusively male enclave. It belongs to theMetropolis of Kalavryta and Aigialeia and is

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äÜóïò ðïõ áðïôåëåßôáé áðü äÝíôñá äñõüò,åëéÜò êáé ðñßíïõ, áíÜìåóá óôá ÷ùñéÜ Ëåõ-êÜóéï êáé Öéëßá Êëåéôïñßáò.Ç ÌïíÞ Ý÷åé çëéêßá ðÜíù áðü 350 Ýôç.

Åßíáé äéþñïöç êáé áðïôåëåßôáé áðü 50 êå-ëéÜ ìïíá÷þí. Ï íáüò åßíáé âáóéëéêÞ ôñßêëé-ôç ìå ôñïýëï. ÕðÞñîå åóôßá êáé ïñìçôÞ-ñéï óôïí îåóçêùìüôïõ 1821. ÊÜçêå ôï1943 áðü ôïõò Éôá-ëïýò. ÌÝóá óôçíÌïíÞ õðÜñ÷åé ìïõ-óåßï ìå ü,ôé Ý÷åé áðï-ìåßíåé ðñéí ôï 1943.Ãéá íá öôÜóåé ï å-

ðéóêÝðôçò óôç ÌïíÞèá îåêéíÞóåé áðü ôïêÝíôñï ôçò ÄÜöíçòêáé èá êáôåõèõíèåßðñïò Êëåéôïñßá.Óôá 4,5 ÷ëì. èá âãåéóôçí ïäü 111, óôï äñüìï ðïõ ïäçãåß ðñïòÔñßðïëç. Óôç óõíÝ÷åéá óôñßâåé áñéóôåñÜ êáéóõíå÷ßæåé ìÝóá áðü äñüìï ìå ðïõñíÜñéáêáé ðñÜóéíï. Ðñï÷ùñåß ìÝ÷ñé ôçí Öéëßáêáé ýóôåñá óôñßâåé äåîéÜ ðñïò ôçí ÌïíÞôïõ Áãßïõ Áèáíáóßïõ. Ï äñüìïò ìÝ÷ñé å-êåß åßíáé ìå Üóöáëôï, áëëÜ Ý÷åé áñêåôÝòóôñïöÝò.Ç åðßóêåøç óôç ÌïíÞ ìðïñåß íá óõíäõá-

óôåß ìå åðßóêåøç óôç ÌïíÞ Áã. Äçìçôñß-ïõ. Óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ôçò Êëåéôïñßáò õðÜñ÷ïõíåðßóçò ðïëëïß ÷þñïé ãéá öáãçôü.Ôï ôçëÝöùíï ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé 26920-

36397, åíþ ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåòìðïñåß íá ðÜñåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò áðü ôï âé-âëßï ôïõ ×.Â. ÊáñáèáíÜóç, ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Á-ãßïõ Áèáíáóßïõ Öéëßùí, ÁèÞíá 2010 ðïõâñßóêåôáé óôç äéåýèõíóç http://adelfotis-filioton.gr/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IERAMONH.pdf

ÅëÝíç Ãåùñãßïõ

located inside a forest that consists ofoak, olive and holm oak trees betweenthe villages Filia and Lefkasio Kleitorias.The monastery has an age of over 350

years. It has two floors and consists of 50monk cells. The temple is a three-sectionbasilica with a dome. It was a base of op-

erations for the Greektroops in the uprisingof 1821 and it wasburnt in 1943 by theItalians. Inside themonastery there is amuseumwith anythingleft before 1943.To visit the monas-

tery, one will set offfrom the center ofDaphne and will headto Kleitoria. At the 4.5km the visitor will take

the route 111, that is, the national road lead-ing to Tripoli. Then he/she must turn left andcontinue via the road with oak trees. Thevisitor goes on up to Filia, and then he/shehas to turn right to the Monastery of AyiosAthanasios. The road up to that point iscovered with asphalt but it has many turns.The visit to the monastery of Ayios

Athanasis can be combined with a visit tothe Monastery of Ayios Dimitrios. In the areaof Kleitoria there are also many places toenjoy a good meal.The phone number of the monastery is

(030)- 26920-36397. More information onecan find in the book of ×.Â. Karathanasi,Iera Moni Ayiou Athanasiou Filion, Athens2010, and in the website http://adelfotis-filioton.gr/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IERAMONH.pdf

Eleni Georgiou

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ ôïõ Áã. Ãåùñãßïõ åßíáé áí-äñéêÞ, âñßóêåôáé êïíôÜ óôï ÌÜíåóé Êáëá-âñýôùí êáé áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Êáëá-âñýôùí êáé Áéãéáëåßáò. Ìå âÜóç ôçí ðá-

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The monastery of Ayios Georgios is anexclusively male enclave. It is located nearManesi of Kalavryta and it belongs to theMetropolis of Kalavryta and Aigialeia. Based

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öýãéï, ôï ïðïßï óôá ÷ñüíéá ôçò Ôïõñêï-êñáôßáò ÷ñçóéìïðïéïýíôáí ùò «ÊñõöüÓ÷ïëåéü» êáé óôá ÷ñüíéá ôçò éôáëïãåñ-ìáíéêÞò êáôï÷Þò ùò áóöáëÝò êáôáöý-ãéï ôùí êáôïßêùí ôïõ Ìáíåóßïõ. Áðüôá ÃåíéêÜ Áñ÷åßá ôïõ ÊñÜôïõò ðñïêýðôåéüôé ç ÌïíÞ óõíÝâáëå óôïí áãþíá ôïõ 1821ãéá ôçí åëåõèåñßá ôçò ðáôñßäáò áðüôïí ôïõñêéêü æõãü. Óôá ÷ñüíéá ôçò êáôï-÷Þò, ëüãù Ýëëåéøçò õëéêþí ãéá ôçí óõíôÞ-ñçóÞ ôçò, åñåéðþèçêå ãéá ëßãï ÷ñïíéêü äéÜ-óôçìá. Ôï 1978 áíáðáëáéþèçêå, áíáêáé-íßóèçêå êáé ôÝèçêå óå ëåéôïõñãßá. ÓÞìåñáç ÌïíÞ ëåéôïõñãåß ìå Ýíáí ìïíá÷ü êáé ðá-íçãõñßæåé óôéò 23 Áðñéëßïõ.Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ãéá ôç Ìï-

íÞ óôçí éóôïóåëßäá http://www.manesi-kalavritwn.gr/istoria/item/121-éåñÜ-ìïíÞ-áãß-ïõ-ãåùñãßïõ

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on the tradition and by studying the savedvessels, it is inferred that the monastery wasbuilt in the 12th � 14th century.Beneath the Katholikon there�s a shelter

which, during the Turkish domination inGreece, was used as a secret school, whileduring the Italian � German occupation, itwas used as a safe shelter for the people ofManesi. From the General State Archivesemerges that the monastery contributed tothe revolution of 1821 for the freedom ofGreece from the Turkish enslavement. Dur-ing the German occupation, the monasterywas desolated for a while due to shortageof materials for its preservation. In 1978 themonastery was restored, renovated andstarted working again. Now the monasteryoperates with only one monk and it cel-ebrates on the 23rd of April.For more information about the Monas-

tery, a visitor can see the webpage http://www.manesi-kalavritwn.gr/istoria/item/

Anastasios Somakos

Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Áã. ÍéêïëÜïõ åßíáé ãõíáé-êåßá êïéíïâéáêÞ êáé áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðï-ëç Êáëáâñýôùí êáéÁéãéáëåßáò. Åßíáé÷ôéóìÝíç ðÜíù áðüôï ÷ùñéü ¢íù Âëá-óßá óôçí êïñõöÞ å-íüò áðüôïìïõ ëü-öïõ. ÂñßóêåôáéðÜíù óôïí åðáñ-÷éáêü äñüìï ðïõóõíäÝåé ôçí ÐÜôñáìå ôá ÊáëÜâñõôáìÝóù ×áëáíäñß-ôóáò, óå áðüóôá-óç ðåñßðïõ 46 ÷ëì.áðü ôçí ÐÜôñá êáé 25 ÷ëì. áðü ôá ÊáëÜ-âñõôá.Ç ßäñõóç ôçò ÌïíÞò ôïðïèåôåßôáé áðü

ôïí 7ï ìÝ÷ñé ôï 10ï áé., ðïõ åßíáé ôï ðéèá-íüôåñï, êáé áðÝêôçóå ìåãÜëç öÞìç. Êáôá-

The monastery of Ayios Nikolaos is a fe-male commune and it belongs to the Me-

tropolis of Kalavrytaand Aigialeia. It isbuilt over the villageAno Vlasia, on thetop of a steep hill. Itis located on theprovincial roadwhich connectsPatras and Kalavrytavia the villageChalandritsa, at adistance of about46 km away from

Patras and 25 km far from Kalavryta.The foundation of the Monastery is dated

from the 7th to the 10th century, when it be-came very famous. It was destroyed threetimes and the last renovation took place in

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óôñÜöçêå ôñåßò öïñÝò êáé ç ôåëåõôáßá á-íáêáßíéóç Ýãéíå ôï 1892, ïðüôå ðÞñå ôçìïñöÞ ðïõ Ý÷åé óÞìåñá. Ôï ðéï óçìáíôé-êü ãåãïíüò ðïõ Ýãéíå óôç ÌïíÞ åßíáé çðïëýíåêñç ìÜ÷ç ôçò Âëáóßáò, óôïí ôåëåõ-ôáßo åìöýëéï ðüëåìï ôïí Éïýëéï ôïõ 1948.Ôï ìíçìåßï ôçò ìÜ÷çò ìå ôá ïíüìáôá ôùíðåóüíôùí âñßóêåôáé óå ìéêñü êïéìçôÞñéï,óôï íüôéï ðñïáýëåéï ôçò ÌïíÞò, ðÜíù á-ðü ôïí ãêñåìü.Ôï êáèïëéêü ôçò ÌïíÞò, ðïõ âñßóêåôáé

óôï êÝíôñï ôçò áõëÞò, áíÞêåé óôï ñõèìüôçò âáóéëéêÞò ìå ùñáßï ôñïýëï êáé óçìá-íôéêÝò ìåôáâõæáíôéíÝò öïñçôÝò åéêüíåòóôï Éåñü ÂÞìá êáé ôï ÔÝìðëï. Ìåãáëýôå-ñï åíäéáöÝñïí üìùò Ý÷åé ðáñåêêëÞóéï ôçòÃÝííçóçò ôçò Èåïôüêïõ êáé ôï êåéìçëéï-öõëÜêéï ôçò ÌïíÞò, üðïõ, ìåôáîý Üëëùí,öõëÜóóåôáé êáé ôï ðáëéü îõëüãëõðôï ôÝ-ìðëï ôïõ êáèïëéêïý.Ôï ôçëÝöùíï ôçò ÌïíÞò åßíáé 26920-

41428. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ìðï-ñåß íá ðÜñåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò ãé� áõôÞí áðüôéò éóôïóåëßäåò http://www.kalavrita.gov.gr/Default.aspx?tabid=312; http:\www.touristorama. com/kalabruta_iera_moni_ agiou_nikolaou -01361 êáé www.vlasia.gr/monastery_of_Ag_Nikolao...

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1892, when it took its current form. Themost important fact that occurred in theMonastery was the bloody battle in Vlasia,during the last Civil War in July 1948. Themonument of the battle with the names ofthe dead people is located in a small cem-etery, in the north yard of the Monastery,over the cliff.The Katholikon of theMonastery is located

in the center of the yard, and it is a Basilicawith dome and some post Byzantine port-able icons in the Holy Step and theTemplon. What is of greater interest is theOratory of �Genisis Theotokou� (=The Birthof Virgin Mary) as well as the Vault of theMonastery, in which, amongst other, the oldwood carved templon of the Katholikon isbeing kept.For more information about the Monas-

tery you can phone in (030)-26920-41428or visit the sites http://www.kalavrita.gov.gr/Default.aspx?tabid=312, http:www.t o u r i s t o r a m a . c o m / k a l a b r u t a_ ie ra_moni_ag iou_n iko laou-01361,w w w . v l a s i a . g r / m o n a s t e r y _ o f _Ag_Nikolao...

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Ç ÉåñÜ ÌïíÞ Åõáããåëßóôñéáò ÄÜöíçò åß-íáé ãõíáéêåßá, áíÞêåé óôçÌçôñüðïëç Êáëáâñýôùíêáé Áéãéáëåßáò êáé âñßóêå-ôáé 3 ÷ëì. ðÜíù áðü ôï÷ùñéü ÄÜöíç Êáëáâñýôùíêáé óå õøüìåôñï 1000 ì.óôéò ðëáãéÝò ôïõ Áöñïäé-óßïõ üñïõò (Êïñáêïöù-ëéÜ).Ç ÌïíÞ ÷ôßóôçêå ôïí

13ï áé. êáé ãíþñéóå áêìÞêáôÜ ôçí Ôïõñêïêñáôßá. Óôïí áãþíá ôïõ�21 üëïé ïé ïðëáñ÷çãïß, Êïëïêïôñþíçò -

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The monastery of Evangelistria in Daphneis an exclusively female en-clave and belongs to theMetropolis of Kalavryta andAigialeia. It is located 3 kmabove the village Daphne atan altitude of 1000m on theslopes of mountainAphrodisio (orKorakofolia).The monastery was built

in the 13th century and wasin prosperity during the

Turkish domination. In the revolution of 1821all the chieftains, Kolokotronis � Petmezas

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ÐåôìåæÝïé - Äåëçãéáííáßïé - ÆáÀìçäåò, äéÝñ-÷ïíôáí áðü ôç ÌïíÞ ãéá ðëçñïöïñßåò,ôñïöïäïóßá, ê.Ü. Ãé� áõôü êáé ôï 1826êÜçêå áðü ôïí ÉìðñáÞì êáé îáíá÷ôßóôçêåôï 1830.Ç ÌïíÞ ðáíçãõñßæåé óôéò 25 Ìáñôßïõ.

Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò óôï âéâëßïôïõ Ìïí. ×áñßôùíïò Êáõóïêáëõâßôç, Éå-ñÜ ÌïíÞ Åõáããåëßóôñéáò ÄÜöíçò Êá-ëáâñýôùí, Èåóóáëïíßêç 1980.

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advocates � Deligiannis followers � Zaimispartisans, were going through the monas-tery for information and supplies. Thus it wasburnt down in 1826 by Ibrahim and was re-built in 1830. The monastery celebrates onthe 25th March.More information can be found in the

book of the Monk Chariton Kafsokalyvitis,IeraMoni Evangelistrias Daphnes Kalavryton,Thessaloniki 1980.

Anastasios Somakos

Ç ÌïíÞ ÖáíåñùìÝíçò Áñïáíßáò Êáëá-âñýôùí áíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Êáëáâñý-ôùí êáé Áéãéáëåßáò êáé åßíáé óÞìåñá äéáëõ-ìÝíç êáèþò äåí Ý÷åé ìïíá÷éêÞ áäåëöüôç-ôá. Ç ÌïíÞ åßíáé üìùò åðéóêÝøéìç êáéâñßóêåôáé óôïí åðáñ÷éáêü äñüìï Êáëá-âñýôùí - Ïëõ-ìðßáò óå áðü-óôáóç 2 ÷ëì.ðåñßðïõ íï-ôéïäõôéêÜ ôçòÁñïáíßáò óåõ ø ü ì å ô ñ ï1000 ì.Óýìöùíá ìå

ôçí ðáñÜäïóç÷ôßóôçêå áñ÷é-êÜ ôïí 8ï áé.êáé áíáêáéíß-óôçêå ðëÞñùòóôéò áñ÷Ýòôïõ 17ïõ áé.,ïðüôå êáé áöéåñþèçêå óôç Èåïôüêï ìåôï ðñïóùíýìéï ÖáíåñùìÝíç. ÊáôÜ ôçí ðå-ñßïäï ôçò Ôïõñêïêñáôßáò âñéóêüôáí óåìåãÜëç áêìÞ êáé Ýðáéîå óçìáíôéêü ñüëïóôçí ÅëëçíéêÞ ÅðáíÜóôáóç. Äéáëýèçêå ôï1836 ìáæß ìå ðïëëÝò Üëëåò ìïíÝò ìå äéÜ-ôáãìá ôçò ÏèùíéêÞò Áíôéâáóéëåßáò.

ÓÞìåñá âñßóêåôáé óå çìéåñåéðùìÝíç êá-ôÜóôáóç êáé êáôáâÜëëåôáé ðñïóðÜèåéá íááíáóôçëùèåß. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñß-

The monastery of Phaneromeni in Aroaniais located in Kalavryta and belongs to themetropolis of Kalavryta and Aigialeia. Nowa-days it is destroyed as it does not have amonastic brotherhood community. Howeverone can visit the monastery. It is situated in

the provincialroad ofKalavryta-Olym-pia at a distanceof about 2kmsouthwest ofAroania, at analtitude of1000m.According to

the tradition, itwas first built inthe 8th centuryand it was fullyrenovated in theearly 17th cen-tury, when it

was dedicated to Theotokos with the name�Phaneromeni� (which means Revealed).During the period of the Turkish domina-tion, it was in great prosperity and playedan important role to the Greek revolution. Itwas ruined in 1836 with many other monas-teries after the decree of the Othonic vice-royalty.Nowadays the monastery is semi-ruined

and a great effort is being made for its res-toration. For more information, log in the

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åò ãéá ôç ÌïíÞ ï åðéóêÝðôçò èá âñåé óôçíéóôïóåëßäá http://www.fotgrammi.gr/index.php?option =com_content&view= a r t i c l e & i d = 3 8 8 : � � 1 6 �9& c a t i d= 4 1 : 2 0 0 9 - 0 9 - 1 8 - 1 2 - 4 2 -56&Itemid=91 êáé óôï âéâëßï ôïõ Ìïíá-÷ïý Ìáîßìïõ Éâçñßôïõ (Íéêïëïðïýëïõ),ÐñïóêõíçôÜñéï ôçò ÉåñÜò ÌïíÞò Ðáíáãß-áò ÖáíåñùìÝíçò Áñïáíßáò Êáëáâñýôùí,¢ãéïí ¼ñïò, 2006.

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following page:h t t p : / / w w w . f o t g r a m m i . g r /

index.php?option =com_conten t&v i ew=ar t i c l e& id=388 :��16�9&ca t id=41 :2009 -09 -18 -12 -12 -42 -56&Itemid=91. You can also read the bookof monk Maximos Iviriths (Nikolopoulos)Proskenitarion of the monastery ofPhaneromeni Aroanias Kalavryton, AyionOros, 2006.

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Ç ÌïíÞ ôçò Áã. ÔñéÜäïò ËåéâáñôæßïõáíÞêåé óôç Ìçôñüðïëç Êáëâñýôùí êáé Áé-ãéáëåßáò, åßíáé äéáëõìÝíç êáé âñßóêåôáé ëß-ãï ðñéí ôçí åßóïäï ôïõ ïìþíõìïõ ÷ùñéïý.Ãéá íá öôÜóåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò óôï ËåéâÜñôæéêáé ïðùóäÞðïôå óôç ÌïíÞ èá ðñÝðåé íáóôñßøåé áñéóôåñÜ 5 ÷ëì. ðåñßðïõ ìåôÜ ôçíØùößäá óôçí êáôåýèõíóç ðñïò ÊáëÜâñõ-ôá.

Ùò Ýôïò ßäñõóÞò ôçò áíáöÝñåôáé ôï1650. Ôï êáèïëéêü ôçò áíÞêåé óôïí ôýðïôïõ óôáõñïåé-äïýò åããåãñáì-ìÝíïõ ôåôñáêéü-íéïõ íáïý ìåôñïýëï êáé åßíáéáãéïãñáöçìÝíïïëüêëçñï ìå ôïé-÷ïãñáößåò ðïõáíÜãïíôáé óôï1750. Óôï ÷þñïôïõ óçìåñéíïýêáèïëéêïý ìåôá-öÝñèçêå ç ðá-ëáéüôåñç ÌïíÞ,ðïõ âñéóêüôáíøçëüôåñá êáé äåí õðÞñ÷å êáëëéåñãÞóéìçãç ãéá ôçí åðéâßùóç ôùí ìïíá÷þí. Óýì-öùíá ìå ìáñôõñßåò ç ÌïíÞ Ýöôáóå ôïõòóáñÜíôá ìïíá÷ïýò óôçí áêìÞ ôçò êáé á-ðÝêôçóå ìåãÜëç ðåñéïõóßá. Óôï ôÝëïò ôïõ17ïõ áé. ï äÜóêáëïò Ëåüíôéïò ÓêÜñìáòáðü ôï Óïðïôü, ßäñõóå ó÷ïëåßï óôç Ìï-

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The monastery of Ayia Triada in Leivartzibelongs to the Metropolis of Kalalavryta andAigialeia. Themonastery is ruined and is situ-ated just outside the entrance of the villageLeivartzi. In order for the visitor to reach thevillage and definitely the monastery, he/shemust turn left, just 5km after Psophis, in thedirection to Kalavryta..Its foundation dates back to 1650. Its

Katholikon is a four- pillar cross-liketemple with adome and fully re-ligiously paintedwith wall paintingsthat date back to1750. The oldmon-astery was movedto the area inwhich the presentKatholikon standsbecause there wasno land for agri-

culture for the monk�s survival in its previ-ous location. According to some testimoni-als, not only did the monastery have 40monks at its peak but it also acquired greatfortune.

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íÞ, ôï åìðëïýôéóå ìå óðïõäáßá âéâëéïèÞ-êç êáé äßäáóêå óôïõò íÝïõò ôçí åëëçíéêÞêáé ôç ëáôéíéêÞ ãëþóóá. Ó÷ïëåßï ëåéôïýñ-ãçóå åðßóçò óôç ÌïíÞ êáé åðß åðï÷Þò ôïõÉùÜííç Êáðïäßóôñéá. Ôï 1836, ðáñüëïðïõ ç ìïíÞ äéáëýèçêå ìå äéÜôáãìá ôçòOèùíéêÞò Áíôéâáóéëåßáò, êÜðïéïé áðü ôïõòìïíá÷ïýò ðáñÝìåéíáí êáé óõíÝ÷éóáí íá åñ-ãÜæïíôáé êáé íá åîáóöáëßæïõí ôçí áðñü-óêïðôç ëåéôïõñãßá ôïõ ó÷ïëåßïõ ôçò Ìï-íÞò, ãéá áñêåôÜ ÷ñüíéá áêüìç. ÌåôÜ ôï1850 Üñ÷éóå ç åñÞìùóç ôïõ ìïíáóôçñéïýêáé ôá êåëéÜ ôçò ìåôáôñÜðçêáí óå ðïéìíéï-óôÜóéá, åíþ ç ðåñéïõóßá ôçò êáôáðáôÞ-èçêå. Ìå ôéò ðñïóðÜèåéåò ôùí êáôïßêùíïé åãêáôáóôÜóåéò ôçò ÌïíÞò âñßóêïíôáéóå ðïëý êáëÞ êáôÜóôáóç óÞìåñá.Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò óôçí éóôï-

óåëßäá http://www.kalavrytanews.com/2012/04/blog-post_7235.html êáé óôï âé-âëßï ôçò ×Üéäùò ÌðÜñêïõëá, Ôá ÷ùñéÜíüôéá ôïõ ÅñõìÜíèïõ, ÁèÞíá, 2001, ó. 68-90.

Âáóßëåéïò Áèáíáóüðïõëïò

At the end of the 17th century the teacherLeontios Skarmas from Sopoto, establisheda school in the monastery which he enrichedwith a great library. There he taught the youththe Greek and the Latin language. There wasalso a school at the monastery at the time ofKapodistrias. In 1836, even though the mon-astery was ruined by a decree of the Bavar-ian vice-royalty, some of the monks contin-ued to live and work in the monastery, en-suring that the monastery school continuedto operate.After 1850 there was a desolation of the

monastery and its property was trespassedand looted. With the efforts of the area resi-dents, the monastery settlements are now ina very good condition.More information can be found on the

following webpage http:/www.kala vrytanews. com/2012/04/blog post_7235.html

Vasilios Athanasopoulos

¢âáôï: ÷áñáêôçñßæåôáé MïíÞ, áíäñéêÞ Þãõíáéêåßá, óôçí ïðïßá äåí åðéôñÝðåôáé ç åß-óïäïò áôüìùí äéáöïñåôéêïý öýëïõ.

¢ãéïò: ï êáôÜ ÷Üñç èåùìÝíïò åí ×ñéóôþÜíèñùðïò.

ÁóêçôÞñéï: áðïìïíùìÝíï ìéêñü ïßêçìáÞ óðÞëáéï ðïõ æïýóáí áóêçôÝò ìïíá÷ïß.

ÂáóéëéêÞ: áñ÷éôåêôïíéêüò ôýðïò íáïý óåó÷Þìá ïñèïãþíéï.

Åãêáßíéï: ìåôáëëéêü êïõôß ìå ÉåñÜ Ëåß-øáíá ðïõ ôïðïèåôåßôáé áðü ôïí åðßóêïðïôçí çìÝñá ôùí åãêáéíßùí óå ôñýðá óôï ìÝ-óï ôçò Áã. ÔñÜðåæáò.

Èåïôüêïò: ç ÐáñèÝíïò Ìáñßá. ÇÌçôÝñá ôïõ Éçóïý ×ñéóôïý.

Éåñü ÂÞìá: ôï ôñßôï êáé éåñüôåñï ìÝñïòôïõ íáïý ðïõ õðÜñ÷åé ç Áã. ÔñÜðåæá êáéç Áã. Ðñüèåóç.

Êáèïëéêü: ï êåíôñéêüò íáüò ôçò ÌïíÞò.

Êåëß: ìéêñü äùìÜôéï, ðïõ áðïôåëåß ôïíéäéùôéêü ÷þñï ôïõ ìïíá÷ïý ãéá ðñïóåõ÷Þêáé áíÜðáõóç.

ÊåéìçëéïöõëÜêéï: ï ÷þñïò ðïõ öõëÜó-óïíôáé ôá êåéìÞëéá ôçò ÌïíÞò.

ÊÜñá (áãßá): ôï ïóôü ôçò êåöáëÞò ôïõÁãßïõ óå ëåéøáíïèÞêç.

Êïßìçóéò Èåïôüêïõ:ÈåïìçôïñéêÞ åïñôÞóôéò 15 Áõãïýóôïõ.

Êïéíïâéáêü óýóôçìá: ôñüðïò ïñãÜíù-óçò ôçò ìïíÞò, êáôÜ ôïí ïðïßï åßíáé üëáêïéíÜ ãéá ôïõò ìïíá÷ïýò.

Êõñßùò Íáüò: ï êåíôñéêüò ÷þñïò ôïõïéêïäïìÞìáôïò ôïõ íáïý, ôï äåýôåñï óôçóåéñÜ áðü ôá ôñßá ìÝñç ôïõ.

ËåéøáíïèÞêç: åäéêü ìåôáëëéêü êïõôß,

ÃËÙÓÓÁÑÉÏÃËÙÓÓÁÑÉÏÃËÙÓÓÁÑÉÏÃËÙÓÓÁÑÉÏÃËÙÓÓÁÑÉÏAvato: A monastery, male or female, in

which the entry to individuals of the oppo-site sex is not allowed.

Ayios, Ayia, Ayioi: Saint.

Hermitages: isolated small residences orcaverns where ascetic monks live.

Basilica: The architectural type of churchin the rectangle form.

Egkainio: A metal box in which Holy Rel-ics are placed and is positioned by thebishop in a hole in the centre of the HolyBank on the consecration day.

Theotokos: Mother of God, Godbearer,Birth - giver to God.

Holy Step: The third and holier part of atemple where the Holy Bank and the HolyIntention exist.

Katholikon: The main church of a mon-astery.

Cell: small room that constitutes the pri-vate space of a monk for prayer and rest.

Vault: the space where heirlooms of themonastery are locked.

Cranium (saintly): the skull (bone) of aSaint.

Koimesis Theotokou: The Dormition ofthe Theotokos.

Commune system: A way of organizingthe monastery by which monks share every-thing.

Main Temple: The second in line spaceof the church building which is the centralpart of the building.

Reliquary: A special metal box,

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óôï ïðïßï åßíáé ôïðïèåôçìÝíá Áãéá Ëåß-øáíá.

Ìåôü÷é: ïéêïäïìéêü óõãêñüôçìá, ìå íá-ü êåëéÜ êáé áðïèÞêåò, ðïõ áíÞêåé óå ìéáÌïíÞ.

ÍÜñèçêáò: ôï ðñþôï ìÝñïò ôïõ íáïý,ï ÷þñïò ìåôÜ ôçí åßóïäï.

ÐáëáéïìïíÜóôçñï: ïé ðáëáéÝòåãêáôáóôÜóåéò ìéáò ÌïíÞò ðïõ Ý÷åéìåôáöåñèåß óå Üëëï ÷þñï.

Ðáíáãßá: Ç ÁåéðÜñèåíïò êáé ÈåïôüêïòÌáñßá.

ÐáñåêêëÞóéï: Íáüò ðïõ áíÞêåé óå Ìï-íÞ Þ åíïñßá êáé äåí åßíáé ï êåíôñéêüò, êá-èïëéêü Þ åíïñéáêüò.

Óéãßëéï: Ðáôñéáñ÷éêü Ýããñáöï.

ÓôáõñïåéäÞò åããåãñáììÝíïò íáüò ìåôñïýëï: áñ÷éôåêôïíéêüò ôýðïò óôïí ïðïß-ï ï ÷þñïò äéáìïñöþíåôáé ìå ôñüðï þ-óôå óôï åóùôåñéêü êáé óôéò óôÝãåò íá ó÷ç-ìáôßæåôáé óôáõñüò ðïõ åããñÜöåôáé óå ïñ-èïãþíéï.

ÓôáõñïðçãéáêÞ ÌïíÞ: ÌïíÞ ðïõ õðÜ-ãåôáé Üìåóá óôçí ðíåõìáôéêÞ äéêáéïäïóßáôïõ Ïéêïõìåíéêïý Ðáôñéáñ÷åßïõ.

ÔÝìðëï: ôï îýëéíï Þ ìáñìÜñéíï åéêïíï-óôÜóé ðïõ ÷ùñßæåé ôïí êõñßùò Íáü áðüôï Éåñü ÂÞìá.

×ñõóüâïõëï: áõôïêñáôïñéêü ÝããñáöïõðïãåãñáììÝíï ìå êüêêéíç ìåëÜíç êáé ÷ñõ-óÞ óöñáãßäá.

Ì. Áèáíáóïðïýëïõ - Ôóéñéãêïýëç

in which saint Relics are placed.

Metochion: A buildings cluster with tem-ple, cells and cellars that belong to a mon-astery.

Narthex: The first part of the temple, thespace after the entrance.

Palaiomonastiro: Old Monastery.

Panayia: The Holiest and Ever - VirginMother of God.

Oratory: Temple that belongs to a mon-astery or a parish and is not the centralchurch.

Sigil: Patriarchal document.

Triconch church: An architectural typein which, the space is designed in such away that a cross is formed, which is in theinterior and the roof inscribed in a rectan-gle.

Stauropegion: Monastery that is directlygoverned by the intellectual jurisdiction ofthe Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Templon: the wooden or marbleiconostasis that separates the main Templefrom the Holy Step.

Chrysobull: imperial document, usuallyceding privileges, written on parchmentbearing the date and the emperor�s signa-ture in red ink and a gold seal.

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