The Holy Monastery () is a former Greek Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Kalabaka, in the Thessaly region of central Greece.
Names
Other names for monastery include:
- Nea Moni (ÃÂÃÂñ ÃÂÿýî) 'New Monastery'
- Moni Genesiou tes Theotokou (ÃÂÿýî ÃÂõýõÃÂïÿÃÂ
ÃÂֈÃÂõÿÃÂÃÂúÿÃÂ
) 'Monastery of the Birth of the Theotokos'
- Moni ton Eisodion tis Teokokou (ÃÂÿýî ÃÂÃÂý ÃÂùÃÂÿôïÃÂý ÃÂֈÃÂõÿÃÂÃÂúÿÃÂ
) 'Monastery of the Entry of the Theotokos'
- Keli tou Varlaam (ÃÂõûï ÃÂÿÃÂ
ÃÂñÃÂûñìü) 'Cell of Varlaam'
Description
The monastery was mentioned in 1614, which at the time was inhabited by more than 20 monks. The monastery had also sought to gain recognition as a stavropegion. Today, only ruins remain on a narrow rock that is overshadowed by Ypsilotera Rock.
The Cave of St. Athanasius of Meteora is located next to the Holy Monastery.
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