Panagia Soumela, Vermio
Kastania, Veria, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
Panagia Soumela on Mount Vermio near Kastania is the modern Greek pilgrimage shrine that preserves the religious and cultural legacy of the…
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Saint Andrew’s Church, Patras
Patras, Achaea, Western Greece, Greece Christianity
The New Church of Saint Andrew in Patras is a major Orthodox pilgrimage church dedicated to Apostle Andrew, the city’s patron saint.
Basilica of Saint Demetrius, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
The Basilica of Saint Demetrius is the principal shrine of Thessaloniki’s patron saint and one of the city’s most important early Christian…
Church of Saint Spyridon, Corfu
Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece Christianity
The Church of Saint Spyridon in Corfu Town is the island’s principal Orthodox shrine and the centre of devotion to Saint Spyridon,…
Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa
Amorgos, Naxos, South Aegean, Greece Christianity
The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa is built into a sheer cliff on Amorgos, roughly 300 metres above the Aegean Sea.
Panagia Kosmosoteira
Feres, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece Christianity
Panagia Kosmosoteira stands at Feres in Evros and is one of the most important surviving Byzantine churches of Thrace.
Monastery of Saint Nektarios, Aegina
Kontos, Aegina, Islands, Attica, Greece Christianity
The Monastery of Saint Nektarios on Aegina, formally the Holy Trinity Monastery, is one of Greece’s best-known modern Orthodox pilgrimage destinations.
Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos
Tinos, South Aegean, Greece Christianity
Panagia Evangelistria in Tinos Chora is one of the most important Orthodox pilgrimage shrines in Greece.
Panagia Ekatontapyliani
Parikia, Paros, South Aegean, Greece Christianity
Panagia Ekatontapyliani stands in Parikia on Paros, a short distance from the port, and is one of Greece’s oldest and best-preserved Christian…
Monastery of Hosios Loukas
Steiri, Boeotia, Central Greece, Greece Christianity
The Monastery of Hosios Loukas near Steiri in Boeotia is a major Byzantine monastic complex dedicated to the local saint Hosios Loukas…
Nea Moni of Chios
Chios, North Aegean, Greece Christianity
Nea Moni of Chios is a Middle Byzantine monastery in the interior of Chios and one of the island’s most important sacred…
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Patmos
Chora, Patmos, Kalymnos, South Aegean, Greece Christianity
The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian crowns Chora on the island of Patmos and is the dominant monument of the island’s…