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HOLY MONASTERY OF SPILIA

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HOLY MONASTERY

OF SPILIA

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HOLY MONASTERY
OF THE BIRTH OF THE VIRGIN MARY
OF KATOUSIO

this monastery is built at an altitude of 1.200 meters, in the district of Metamorfosi (Katousi) of Anthiros. The tradition relates the construction of the monastery with the miracle of Virgin Mary (Panagia) who indicated the existence of the necessary money for the completion of the Monastery in a nearby rock. The catholic structure of the Monastery, a model that goes back in early 17th century, is a single-naved cross-shaped basilica of Athos type. The religious paintings of the church were done in 1663, while the iconostasis was placed in 1661 and the narthex was added in 1784. Above the narthex is built the altar of the monastery and, on either side, there are the chapels of Saint Anargiri (on the right) and Taxiarches (on the left) both of which have a hemispherical dome. This Monastery has also been a sactuary of the soldiers of our national palingenesis. After the Royal Decree of the 29th January 1907, the Monastery became part of the Monastery of Spilia as a Monastery Dependency.

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It celebrates on 8th September.

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