Dionysiou Monastery
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Dionysiou Monastery is a historic Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos in Greece, renowned for its medieval architecture, rich manuscript collection, and spiritual heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dionysiou Monastery canonical | 5 |
| St. Dionysius Monastery | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox monastery
ⓘ
Mount Athos monastery ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo | men ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Byzantine architecture
ⓘ
medieval monastic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athonite monastic tradition
ⓘ
hesychast tradition ⓘ
surface form:
Hesychasm
|
| collection |
Byzantine manuscripts
ⓘ
icons ⓘ liturgical objects ⓘ rich manuscript collection ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| denomination | Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alexios III Komnenos
ⓘ
Saint Dionysius of Korisos ⓘ |
| foundingPatron | Alexios III Komnenos ⓘ |
| governedBy | Holy Community of Mount Athos ⓘ |
| hasChantTradition | Byzantine chant ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fortified walls
ⓘ
katholikon ⓘ refectory ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| hasMonasticCommunity | Orthodox monks ⓘ |
| hasStatus | self-governed within Mount Athos ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Mount Athos UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception |
14th century
ⓘ
circa 1375 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Byzantine frescoes
ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ rich manuscript collection ⓘ spiritual heritage ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Macedonia
ⓘ
Chalkidiki Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Chalkidiki
Mount Athos ⓘ |
| locatedOn | steep cliff ⓘ |
| monasticTypikon | cenobitic ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Dionysius of Korisos ⓘ |
| orderInAthoniteHierarchy | fifth ⓘ |
| overlooks | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Athonite commonwealth
ⓘ
surface form:
Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain
|
| primaryFunction | monastic life and prayer ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| tradition | Byzantine monasticism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1988 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
manuscript preservation
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St. Dionysius Monastery