Monastery of Varlaam

Monastery of St. Varlaam
Religion
AffiliationEastern Orthodox
Location
Location Greece
Geographic coordinates39°42′51″N 21°37′37″E / 39.71417°N 21.62694°E / 39.71417; 21.62694
Elevation595 m (1,952 ft)[1]
Dragon's Cave (Drakospilia) under Varlaam Rock

The Monastery of St. Varlaam (Greek: Μονή Βαρλαάμ) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Thessaly, central Greece.[2] It is situated at the top of a rocky precipice[3] that is 373 metres above the valley floor.[4] It was founded in 1517, on the site where an ascetic named Varlaam had established his hermitage in the mid-14th century.[citation needed]

The Dragon Cave (Greek: Δρακοσπηλιά, romanized: Drakospiliá) is located to the south, below the monastery.[5] To the east, the ruins of Kelarakia (Κελαράκια) Rock (39°43′31″N 21°37′57″E / 39.72514°N 21.63241°E / 39.72514; 21.63241 (Kelarakia)) can be seen today.

References

  1. ^ Provatakis, Theocharis M. (2006). Meteora: History of monasteries and monasticism. Athens: Michalis Toubis Publications S.A. p. 15. ISBN 960-540-095-2.
  2. ^ "Meteora". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ^ Poulios, Ioannis (2008). Living sites: the past in the present - the monastic site of Meteora, Greece: towards a new approach to conservation (Doctoral dissertation). Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
  4. ^ Provatakis, Theocharis M. (2006). Meteora: History of monasteries and monasticism. Athens: Michalis Toubis Publications S.A. p. 42. ISBN 960-540-095-2.
  5. ^ "Meteora-Dragon's Cave". Vertical-Life. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

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