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The '''Holy Monastery of St. John the Theologian''' is a monastic community for [[monk|men]] on Patmos, built on the site of the revelation of the Apocalypse to founded in 1088 AD by St. John [[Christodoulos the Theologian. It is under Latrinos]], who had been granted the jurisdiction whole island of Patmos with a golden bull by the [[Church Emperor of Constantinople|Patriarchate of Constantinople]]Byzantium Alexis I Komninos.

The monastery is under the jurisdiction of the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]; and is a '''Patriarchal exarchate''' with a Patriarchal exarch (ie. its abbot has special benefits). The Monastery has ten chapels, four of which are located in its yard. In the Catholic of the monastery, there is a temple of unique art, created in 1829, by 12 sculptors. <gallery>Image:PatmosEntIc.JPG|Monastery of St. John the Theologian - 1738 entrance with icon of St. John the Theologian and St. Chrysostom, founder of the monastery, both holding the monastery in their hands.Image:PatmosPr.JPG|Monastery of St. John the Theologian - Monk praying with prayer ropeImage:PatmosCY.JPG|Monastery of St. John the Theologian - Courtyard outside the Museum and churchImage:PatmosBell.JPG|Monastery of St. John the Theologian - Byzantine Bell at the top of monastery</gallery> ==Public figuresSaints and Monastics ==