Listed 2 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for destination: "MONI AGIOU IOANOU THEOLOGOU Monastery LESVOS".
The monastery of Ypsilos, an active men's monastery, is dedicated
to St John Theologos and is located in the west part of Lesbos, on the top of
Mt Ordymnos, at a height of 634 m and at a distance of 81 km from Mytilene. Tradition
places the foundation of the monastery in Byzantine years, before A.D. 800, and
mentions it as "Monastery of Korakas", a name which was modified to "Monastery
of Zisira" in the years of the Turkish occupation.
From its Byzantine phase very little information has been saved and
is believed that the monastery was abandoned and devastated in late Byzantine
years. The monastery flourishes again in post-Byzantine years but it is destroyed
by fire. The existing katholikon (main church) was built in 1832 and constitutes
part of a monastic complex, which develops around the katholikon.
In the monastery there is a particularly interesting vestry as well
as a library with important manuscripts.
This text is cited Sept 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
It is built on the top of the rocky mountain Ordymnos, between Antissa and Sigri and dedicated to Ayios Ioannis Theologos (Saint John the Theologian). The choice of its location is evidence of its medieval origin (in 800AD). The Cathedral has wonderful wall paintings (hagiographies) and precious ecclesiastical objects.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains images.
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