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| − | The '''St Stephen Monastery''' or ''Agios Stefanos Monastery'' at Meteora is a female [[monastery]] in the complex of six monasteries at [[Meteora]], Greece.
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| − | ==History==
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| − | The original [[church]] of the monastery, dedicated to St Stefanos, was built in the sixteenth century. The church has a timbered roof and is decorated with wall paintings done in 1545 by the [[priest]] Ioannis from Stagoi.
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| − | The [[katholikon]], which is dedicated to St Haralambos, was built in 1798 and holds the skull of the [[saint]] that was given to the [[nun]]s by Prince Vladislav of Wallachia.
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| − | The monastery was built on the plain of Meteora and not on a pinnacle and was damaged and abandoned during World War II. A number of nuns took possession of the facilities and rebuilt the monastery.
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| − | ==External link==
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| − | *[http://www.greecetravel.com/meteora/monasteries.html Meteora: Monasteries]
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| − | [[Category:Monasteries]]
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| − | [[Category:Greek Monasteries]]
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