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ANAVATOS (Settlement) CHIOS
The Church of the Taxiarchis (the Archangel) is still preserved. It is the only building which stills stands out amidst this living ghost-town.
KARYES (Village) CHIOS
Dominican monks built the Kournas Monastery during the Franks Occupation
of Chios between 1346-1566. It is located on the outskirts of the Penthodom mountain
approximately 2,5 kilometers from the village Karyes and a short distance from
the road leading to the Aghios Markos Monastery.
The Monastery is comprised of a church, monks’ quarters, and annexed
buildings. The quarters are of significant interest due to their magnificently
sculpted decor within the interior staircase pilasters. The inscriptions on the
doorframes within the church are very similar to the one’s in Nea Moni and are
quite significant.
Since the 15th century, many travelers have passed by the Kournas
Monastery and have reflected on it in addition to their reflections on Nea Moni.
The first written citations were by Bontelmontius who visited the island in 1422.
He described the church as being the "church of the Virgin Mary Coronata,
greatly respected by all." Most travelers however consider the church honored
by all nations, meaning all religious creeds.
The Monastery passed to the Orthodox monks around 1658. The fact that
the church today honors the name Zoodohou Pighi is of no surprise considering
the period the Monastery passed to the hands of the Orthodox.
In the beginning of the 20th century, the Kournas Monastery became
active in religious painting as did other monasteries located on the island. The
icons that are exhibited here display a peculiar, local technique that is worth
studying in detail.
Today, the Monastery no longer operates, however, a large festival
takes place on its Feast Day.
Dominican monks built the Kournas Monastery during the Franks Occupation of Chios between 1346-1566. It is located on the outskirts of the Penthodom mountain approximately 2,5 kilometers from the village Karyes and a short distance from the road leading to the Aghios Markos Monastery. The Monastery is comprised of a church, monks’ quarters, and annexed buildings. The quarters are of significant interest due to their magnificently sculpted decor within the interior staircase pilasters. The inscriptions on the doorframes within the church are very similar to the one’s in Nea Moni and are quite significant. Since the 15th century, many travelers have passed by the Kournas Monastery and have reflected on it in addition to their reflections on Nea Moni.
MONI AGION PATERON (Monastery) CHIOS
Tel: +30 22710 79390
This cloister was built in the cave where the three monks who are
credited with the establishment of the Nea Moni Monastery, took their monastic
vows. In 1688, the cave was give to the monk Jeremiah, who was from Crete,
who constructed the Temple and built quarters. In 1868, following Jeremiah’s death,
the Holy monk Pahomios, from the village of Elata
in Chios, asked for the buildings
and converted them into the largest monastic center on the island. Religious painting
began to flourish in 1900. Today, four monks live in the Cloister. Entrance is
forbidden to women after sunset.
This cloister was built in the cave where the three monks who are credited with the establishment of the Nea Moni Monastery, took their monastic vows. In 1688, the cave was give to the monk Jeremiah, who was from Crete, who constructed the Temple and built quarters. In 1868, following Jeremiah’s death, the Holy monk Pahomios, from the village of Elata in Chios, asked for the buildings and converted them into the largest monastic center on the island. Religious painting began to flourish in 1900. Today, four monks live in the Cloister. Entrance is forbidden to women after sunset.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Promoting Tourism Prefectural Committee of Chios URL below.
MONI AGIOU MARKOU (Monastery) CHIOS
Tel: +30 22710 79253
The cloister of Agios Markos was built in 1886 on the Penthodos mountain
and is approximately 15 kilometers from the town of Chios. It was built by the
ascetic Parthenios who was from the village of Dafnona
in Chios and led his ascetic life in a nearby cave. The Monastery offered valuable
services to the Greek army during the liberation of the island in 1912 from the
yoke of the Turks. Religious painting developed in the Monastery around 1900.
Today, two monks live in the Monastery and a wealthy library has been preserved.
The cloister of Aghios Markos was built in 1886 on the Penthodos mountain and is approximately 15 kilometers from the town of Chios. It was built by the ascetic Parthenios who was from the village of Dafnona in Chios and led his ascetic life in a nearby cave. The Monastery offered valuable services to the Greek army during the liberation of the island in 1912 from the yoke of the Turks. Religious painting developed in the Monastery around 1900. Today, two monks live in the Monastery and a wealthy library has been preserved.
MONI AGIOU STEFANOU (Monastery) CHIOS
Established in 1880, the Monastery of Agios Stefanos is located in
Vrontados, Chios.
The small chapel of Agios Stefanos originally stood in the area where we find
today’s bell tower. The Monastery came under the care of the Holy Parthenios who
also initiated and completed reconstruction of the Church we see today. The church
celebrates the feast day of St. Stefanos on December 27th of each year.
Established in 1880, the Monastery of Aghios Stefanos is located in Vrontados, Chios. The small chapel of Aghios Stefanos originally stood in the area where we find today’s bell tower. The Monastery came under the care of the Holy Parthenios who also initiated and completed reconstruction of the Church we see today. The church celebrates the feast day of St. Stefanos on December 27th of each year.
MONI MYRSINIDIOU (Monastery) CHIOS
Tel: +30 22710 92780
NEA MONI (Monastery) CHIOS
Tel: +30 22710 79391, 79370
The 11th century Nea Moni (New Monastery) on the eastern Aegean island of Chios represents a characteristic example of the Middle Byzantine architecture and aesthetics, a period known as the golden age of Byzantine art or the Rennaisance of the Macedonian dynasty reign.
The main church of the complex, the katholikon is built on a cross-in-square plan with a large dome supported by squinches defining an octagonal space. The dome, approximately 7 m in diameter, has no lateral bays but is placed between a triconch sanctuary and a narthex preceded by an exonarthex with lateral absides. The construction of Nea Moni illustrates the so-called insular architectural type, found in Chios and Cyprus. The interior is decorated with superb mosaics on a gold background, among the finest examples of the Byzantine era, a folk transcription of the great models of Constantinople.
The construction of the monastery is fully documented as it was linked to a major event in Byzantine history. Constantine the Gladiator, a nobleman living in exile, was told by two monks of Chios, Nicetas and John, that he would become Emperor. When Constantine Monomachos married the twice-widowed 64-year-old Empress Zoe in 1042, thus becoming Basileus, he remembered the prediction. In 1045 he founded the monastery, choosing as its site a valley on Chios on the slopes of Mount Aetos and bestowing it with possessions and privileges. At its peak, around 1300, Nea Moni was one of the wealthiest monasteries in the Aegean. History sealed its fate once more in the 1822 Chios massacre by Ottoman troops during the Greek War of Independence. Nea Moni, sacked and looted, never regained its former glory.
Nea
Moni (New Monastery) is a monument of international significance. The catholicon
(main church) is the most important specimen of the insular octagonal domed type
of church, and is lavishly decorated with marble revetments and mosaics. The refectory
(Trapeza) lies to the SW of the catholicon while the west end of the precinct
is occupied by the imposing defence tower. The half-subterranean Cistern, which
is preserved intact, dates to the 11th century. The actual cells were constructed
later and many of them are almost completely ruined today. The monastery is enclosed
by an irregular in plan, stone perimeter wall.
Nea
Moni was founded in the middle of the 11th century, with a donation of the
emperor Constantine IX Monomachos and his wife, Zoe. For many centuries it was
the most important religious centre on Chios but was repeatedly destroyed in the
19th century. It was plundered by the Turks in 1822 and was severely damaged by
an earthquake in 1881, which caused the collapse of the dome, the belltower, the
apse of the sanctuary of the catholicon, as well as the destruction of many mosaics.
In modern times, many efforts have been made for the restoration of the monument
and the preservation of the mosaics
in the catholicon.
In 1857, the abbot of the monastery Gregorios Photeinos carried out
extensive restoration work in the catholicon, and completely altered its external
appearance. The dome of the church, which had collapsed in the earthquake of 1881,
was reconstructed in 1900. In the 1960's the mosaics were restored and since then,
restoration has been carried out from time to time in several buildings of the
monastic complex.
Today the monument is used as a convent for nuns. A two-storeyed building
of cells, located to the NW of the catholicon, has been reconstructed and now
houses the Museum
with the remaining treasures of the monastery.
Nea Moni is included in the Catalogue of Monuments of the International
Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. Since 1995, the 3rd Ephorate has been organizeing
educational programs for students aged between 12 and 18.
This text is cited Apr 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains images.
VRONTADOS (Small town) CHIOS
The Chian monk Neilos founded this monastery (1770), which is located
in the area of Kofina. It was here that the wise theologian Athanasios Parios
lived as a monk. He was buried in the area of the grave of Saint Nikiforos of
Chios. Here, also, is the grave of Yiorgos Zolotas, one of the wisest men of Chios.
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