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The Holy '''Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner''' is a women's [[monastery]] located on the south side of Mount Ossa (Kissavos), four kilometers from the village of Anatoli, in Agia of Thessaly, at an altitude of 1080 meters .<ref> [http://www.saintjohns-monastery.gr/ Holy Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner website] (in English) </ref>

===The Old monastery===The main structure of the old monastery was founded by the [[Damian the monkNew of Philotheou|Damianthe New]] the New of [[Philotheou Monastery (Athos)|Philotheou]] ([[February 14]] and [[February 23|23]]) around 1550 AD; a smaller section of the monastery dating dates earlier , to ca. 1100 AD. The monastery was founded as a coenobitic community and flourished during the 16th century. Around 1889 AD, the last monk from this community died and the buildings were reposessed repossessed by the community of Anatoli who maintained these in good condition up until the civil war of Greece where when the monastery was badly damaged.

Today the main church is dedicated to the [[John the Baptist|Forerunner]] which and is surrounded by the cells of the monks nuns and the main reception area for the monastery. Close to this church is a chapel which is dedicated to the holy-martyr [[Demetrios of Thessaloniki|Demetrios]].

==External Linklink==*[http://www.saintjohns-monastery.gr/ Holy Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner website] (in English)