Rousanou Monastery

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Eastern Orthodox monastery Meteora monastery

Rousanou Monastery is a historic Eastern Orthodox monastery dramatically perched atop a rock pillar in the Meteora complex of central Greece.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Holy Monastery of Rousanou 2
Rousanou Monastery canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox monastery ⓘ
Meteora monastery ⓘ
access bridge ⓘ
stairway ⓘ
alsoDedicatedTo Saint Barbara ⓘ
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Meteora monastic community ⓘ
constructionMaterial stone ⓘ
coordinateLocation 39.721°N 21.631°E ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
currentUse nunnery ⓘ
dedicatedTo Transfiguration of Jesus ⓘ
surface form: Transfiguration of Christ
denomination Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
dressCode modest attire required for visitors ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 484 metres ⓘ
foundedAs male monastery ⓘ
function monastic residence ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ
governingBody Holy Metropolis of Stagoi and Meteora ⓘ
hasPart katholikon ⓘ
hasViewOf Pindus Mountains ⓘ
heritageCriteria UNESCO criteria (i), (ii), (iv), (vii) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception 16th century ⓘ
locatedIn central Greece ⓘ
surface form: Central Greece

Meteora ⓘ
Thessaly ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Trikala regional unit ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Meteora ⓘ
surface form: Meteora cultural and natural site
locatedNear Kalambaka ⓘ
surface form: Kalabaka
locatedOn sandstone rock pillar ⓘ
nearbyMonastery Great Meteoron Monastery ⓘ
St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery ⓘ
Varlaam Monastery ⓘ
notableFor frescoes ⓘ
panoramic views of Meteora ⓘ
numberOfNuns dozens ⓘ
oneOf six active monasteries of Meteora ⓘ
partOf Meteora ⓘ
Meteora ⓘ
surface form: Meteora UNESCO World Heritage Site
primaryLanguageOfLiturgy Greek ⓘ
region central Greece ⓘ
surface form: Central Greece
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
roofMaterial tile ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 455 ⓘ
visitorAccess open to the public ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kalambaka → hasNearbyAttraction → Rousanou Monastery ⓘ
Holy Metropolis of Stagoi and Meteora → jurisdictionOver → Rousanou Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Holy Monastery of Rousanou
Kalampaka municipality → hasReligiousSite → Rousanou Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Holy Monastery of Rousanou