St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery

E14479

St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery is a small Eastern Orthodox monastery dramatically perched atop a rock pillar in the Meteora complex of central Greece.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox monastery
monastery
access stairway and path from the base of the rock
affiliation Holy Metropolis of Stagoi and Meteora
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
belongsToTradition Byzantine monasticism
buildingLevels multiple storeys built vertically on the rock
characteristic smallest of the Meteora monasteries
conservationStatus protected monument
constructionMaterial stone
country Greece
denomination Greek Orthodox Church
frescoesDateFrom early 16th century
function monastic community
hasArtworkBy Theophanes the Cretan
hasBellTower yes
hasChapelDedicatedTo Saint Nicholas
hasIconostasis yes
hasMainChurch katholikon dedicated to Saint Nicholas
hasViewOf Peneios valley
surrounding Meteora rock formations
heritageCriteria UNESCO criteria (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vii)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
languageOfLiturgy Greek
locatedIn Meteora
Thessaly
central Greece
locatedInMunicipality Kalabaka
namedAfter Saint Nicholas
near town of Kalabaka
village of Kastraki
notableFor dramatic location on a narrow rock summit
post-Byzantine frescoes
partOf Meteora UNESCO World Heritage Site
Meteora monastery complex
position atop a rock pillar
region Regional Unit of Trikala
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
roofMaterial tile
spatialRelation built on a relatively low but steep rock pillar compared to other Meteora monasteries
tourism popular pilgrimage and tourist destination
touristAccess open to visitors with dress code
UNESCOSiteCategory Mixed cultural and natural property
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1988
usedFor Orthodox Christian worship
monastic life

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Meteora
hasMonasteryComplex
Kalambaka
hasNearbyAttraction

Please wait…