
Holy Monastery of Ikosifoinissa
Record ID ![]() | CRID:6 |
Type of record ![]() | Group of monuments |
Date of record ![]() | 12-08-2012 |
Registrar ![]() | Natasa Michailidou |
Rights for record ![]() | |
Notes ![]() | - |
Monument type ![]() | Immovable Monument | |||||
Monument Code ![]() | MONAST0001 | |||||
Monument Name ![]() | Holy Monastery of Ikosifoinissa | |||||
Related Institution ![]() | Holy Diocese of Drama | |||||
Location Name ![]() | Paggaeo mountain | |||||
Date of construction ![]() |
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Short Description ![]() | The history of the monastery is lost in the mists of time. Old traditions say that the bishop of Philippi Sozon established a church and monastic settlement at Vigla, 50 meters east of Ikosifinissa where today there are ruins of massive walls and tower.
When the first Founder of the monastery arrived here, that is Saint Germain, everything was abandoned. Led by St. Mary's command, with the help of an angel, he came from the Holy Land where he was a monk in Saint John the Baptist’s Monastery. The saint commanded the monastery with wisdom and prudence and died in peace after he appointed Neophytos as his successor. |
