St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery

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

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery canonical 3

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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 of Myra
surface form: Saint Nicholas
hasIconostasis yes
hasMainChurch katholikon dedicated to Saint Nicholas
hasViewOf Pineios River
surface form: 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 Kalambaka
surface form: Kalabaka
namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
surface form: Saint Nicholas
near Kalambaka
surface form: town of Kalabaka

Kalambaka
surface form: village of Kastraki
notableFor dramatic location on a narrow rock summit
post-Byzantine frescoes
partOf Meteora
surface form: Meteora UNESCO World Heritage Site

Meteora
surface form: Meteora monastery complex
position atop a rock pillar
region Trikala regional unit
surface form: Regional Unit of Trikala
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: 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

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Meteora hasMonasteryComplex St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery
Kalambaka hasNearbyAttraction St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery
Rousanou Monastery nearbyMonastery St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery