Evangelistria Monastery
The convent of the Annunciation ( Greek Ιερά Μονή Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου , Iera Moni Evangelismou tis Theotokou also: Evangelistria convent : colloquially Vangelistra , Greek Ιερά Μονή Ευαγγελίστριας , Iera Moni Evangelistrias is a convent on a hill on stream) Lechounia , about 3 , 5 km north of Skiathos on the Sporades island of Skiathos . It is the only active monastery on Skiathos.
Surname
The monastery is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Lord , or the Annunciation of the Theotokos (Greek: Evangelismos tis Theotokou). "Evangelistrias" is an abbreviation. The festival is celebrated on March 25th .
history
In 1794 monks, so-called Kollyvaden , settled in the monastery, who had emigrated from the monks' colony on Mount Athos after there had been conflicts over forms of worship . They were led by Nifon of Chios . One of the monks was Grigorios Chatzistamatis , who had inherited from his father on Skiathos land.
In 1807 a group of Greek freedom fighters met in the monastery and swore an oath of freedom on the newly designed flag of Greece , at that time the white cross on a sky-blue background, which had been woven in the monastery. Among the freedom fighters were Theodoros Kolokotronis , Andreas Vokos Miaoulis , Thymios Vlachavas , Nicotsaras and others.
In 1839 the philosopher Theophilos Kaïris was arrested in the monastery.
architecture
The main church ( Katholikon ) of the monastery is a Byzantine three - nave cross- domed church with three domes. The iconostasis is richly decorated with wood carvings and contains icons from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The museum houses liturgical objects and gives information about the history of the monastery, the vestments of priests, valuable books and manuscripts from the 17th century and more. The loom on which the first Greek flag was woven is also on display and there is photographic documentation of the wars of independence that followed.
Alypiakos , a red muscatel, is grown in the monastery vineyards . It is said that this grape variety has been grown on the island since the 5th century and was named after Abbot Alypos , the fourth abbot of the monastery. Part of the production is used for liturgical use. At the Zoodochos chapel there is an 18th century threshing floor (Aloni).
As the main festival of the monastery, the passing of Mary is celebrated on August 15th .
Abbots
- Nifon of Chios († 1809)
- Grigorios Chatzistamatis (1809-1815)
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- Alypios Dimitriadis
- 25 other abbots
- Angelos Lyssaris (1998-2010)
- Iosif Katsouras (since 2010)
Web links
- Homepage (Greek)
- Monastery of the Evangelistria at Skiathos Ministry of Culture and Sport (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c About Skiathos . Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ↑ a b Monastery of Evangelistria Source: www.greeka.com . Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ↑ The Holy Monastery of Evangelismos, or Moni Evangelistrias . Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ Widmann: Skiathos. P. 53.
- ↑ Widmann: Siathos. P. 53.
literature
- Dirk Schönrock: Northern Sporades . Michael Müller Verlag, Erlangen 2015. ISBN 978-3-89953-941-7 , p. 94
- Ortwin Widmann: Skiathos. Hiking in the paradise of the Aegean . Everything about Skiathos. Skiathos, 2015.
Coordinates: 39 ° 11 ′ 25 " N , 23 ° 28 ′ 49.3" E