Panagia Phaneromene

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Panagia Phaneromene (Gr. Revealed)

Churches

  • The Chapel of Panagia Pheneromeni (Chalkidiki,Greece) - a white washed chapel with a tile roof part of the dependency of the Flamouri Monastery. It is built on the shore of a beach on the road leading to Nea Skioni. The chapel houses some amazing frescoes that date back to the 16th century.
  • The church of the Blessed Virgin Phaneromeni (Corfu island, Greece)
On a little square on the corner of Nickiphorou Theotoki street stands this little church dedicated to the Phaneromeni. It was founded in 1689 and was, for a long time, the parish church for the Community of Greeks from Epiros. This church is also commonly called the 'Virgin of Strangers' (Panagia ton Xenon).[1]
  • Phaneromeni monastery, (Loutraki, Greece)
This is a very important Byzantine monument 20km from Loutraki. It is at an altitude of 1,150m in the Geraneia mountains and surrounded by pine-trees and firs. There used to be a wealthy coenobitic monastery on this site, dating as far back as 1821. It is the katholikon of this archaelogical site that was dedicated to the Phaneromene. The church is most notable for its excellent wall paintings, in the Byzantine style and on Biblical themese. On the right hand door of the sanctuary is a plaque recording that the wall paintings were executed in 1466. This church is now better known as Our Lady 'tou Prathi'.[2]
  • Phaneromeni Church (Nicosia, Cyprus) - This used to be the largest church in Nicosia. The church was built in 1872 and there is a large marble mausoleum to the east of the church containing the relics of Bishops and priests executed by the Turks in 1821.
  • Church of Panagia the Phaneromeni (Skopelos island, Greece) - built at the beginning of the 18th century. It was first used as a monastery dependant on the monastery of Monastery of Dionysiou (Athos) Agios Dionysios of Mount Athos.

List of monasteries

  • Phaneromeni monastery, (Aigina island, Greece)
The monastery of Phaneromeni lies just behind the exit from the town of Aigina, to the south-east, on the road to Agia Marina bay called Phaneromeni. On the site, the church is a three-aisled basilica, of which the apses are still clearly recognisable. The constructions began sometime in the 13th century, which remained unfinished. The Bishop of Aigina, in the 19th century, lived near this monastery and there remain two underground chapels that can be reached from his garden to a small cave. The icon of Phaneromene is supposed to have been found during the construction of the church in the 13th century in this cave. Today, this estate, its surrounds and the monastery of Phaneromeni belong to the monastery of Chrysoleontissa, which is a little further inland.
  • Phaneromeni monastery, Ambram (Naxos island, Greece)
Situated close to the bay of Ambram beach, this is a 17th century monastery with very rare icons.
  • Phaneromeni monastery, Anavriti (Peloponnese, Greece)
This monastery is an antique religious construction which is also built within a cave. It is very appealing to tourist due to its structural characteristics and its unique location.
This monastery was founded in the late 19th century and is situated at an altitude of 800m - it is very hospitable, warm and friendly and celebrates its feast day on November 9
  • Phaneromeni monastery (Crete, Greece)
This monastery is built into a steep hillside and there are six monks and an abbott. The original community was situated around the large cave in which, you will be advised, the icon of Panagia Phaneromeni was discovered.
  • Phaneromeni monastery, (Lefkada island, Greece)
The katholiko was built in 1634. It was a privately owned monastery up until 1760. In 1886 it was burnt down by a fire and then rebuilt 3km south-west of its original location.
  • Phaneromeni monastery, (Salamina, Greece)
According to the great Synaxarion, St. Laurence (Lawrence) is commemorated by the church on March 7. He was the benefactor of the Monastery of Phaneromene on the island of Salamis. According to the synaxarion, the Virgin Mary appeared to him in a dream and commanded him to go to Salamis and to restore to her an existing church at the location. He went and discovered the ruins of an old building and built a new church. The story continues that he was tonsured a monk and he died in 1770 AD.
  • Phaneromeni monastery, Petrovouni, Messinia (Peloponnese, Greece)

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