Kantara monastery

Panagia Kantariotissa of the Kantara monastery

Kantara monastery (Greek: Μονή Καντάρας, or Greek: Ιερά Μονή Παναγίας Κανταριώτισσας) is a monastery in Cyprus dedicated to Panagia Kantariotissa, or Our Lady of Kantara. It lies on the southern slopes of the Northern Range Cyprus at an altitude of 550 m near the villages of Davlos and Ardana and is also near Kantara Castle, from which it took its name. The name is of Arabic origin.[1]

  1. ^ S. Ektorides: 'The Holy Monastery of Kantara', Nicosia 2014 (Greek)