Monastery of Saint Paraskevi (Vikos)

Monastery of Saint Paraskevi
Rooftops of the Monastery of Saint Paraskevi
Monastery information
Other namesΜονή Αγίας Παρασκευής
OrderPatriarchate of Constantinople
Established1413–1414
DioceseIoannina
People
Founder(s)Michael Therianos
Site
LocationZagori, Greece
Coordinates39°53′00″N 20°45′00″E / 39.88333°N 20.75000°E / 39.88333; 20.75000
Public accessyes
Other informationBeing in the Metropolitanate of Ioannina, this monastery comes under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, rather than that of the Church of Greece.[1]
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The Monastery of Saint Paraskevi is an abandoned monastery situated on the edge of Vikos Gorge, in the region of Zagori (Ioannina regional unit), northwestern Greece.[2] The monastery founded at 1413–1414, consists of a small stone-built chapel, the oldest preserved in Zagori, and offers panoramic views to the gorge.[3]

  1. ^ Metropolitans of the New Lands Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
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