Monasterio de San Martín de Castañeda
El primer monasterio de San Martín de Castañeda (Sanabria, Zamora) fue erigido sobre una villa romana anterior al s. V localizada en el entorno del lago de Sanabria. Localizado entre montañas, el espacio fue proclive (como también lo fue el
Iglesia de Santa María de Tábara
El primitivo monasterio de San Salvador (Tábara, Zamora) fue construido sobre una pequeña loma, en las últimas estribaciones de la Sierra de la Culebra y junto al arroyo del Casal. Su fundación se debió a la iniciativa de dos monjes,
Ermita de los Santos Mártires
La localidad de Medina Sidonia, conserva restos patrimoniales y arqueológicos que ahondan sus raíces desde el paleolítico, con diferentes restos documentados en las inmediaciones de la Laguna de La Janda. Tal y como podemos leer en la página del ayuntamiento
Lips Monastery
The Monastery of Lips was a complex of two connecting churches. The first one of which (North church) was restored by the patrician Konstantinos Lips from a sixth-century church (Macridy, Theodore. ‘The Monastery of Lips and the Burials of the
Monastery of Stoudios
The monastery of Stoudios was founded in 453 in the southwest of Constantinople (Mango, Cyril. ‘The Date of the Studius Basilica at Istanbul’. Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 4, no. 1, 1 January 1978: 115–22), not far from the Marmara
The Monastery of Alahan
Alahan Monastery (Turkish: Koja Kalessi) is a complex of fifth century buildings located in the mountains of Isauria in southern Asia Minor (Mersin province in modern day Turkey). Located at an altitude of 4,000 ft, it stands 3,000 ft over
The Monastery of Mary of the Spring
The Monastery of the mother of God at the Spring (full name in Greek: Μονὴ τῆς Θεοτόκου τῆς Πηγῆς, pr. Moni tis Theotóku tis Pigis; Turkish name: Balıklı Meryem Ana Rum Manastiri) or simply Zoödochos Pege (Greek: Ζωοδόχος Πηγή,
The Monastery of Medikion
FORMAL ANALYSIS The Monastery of Saint Sergios of Medikion (Μονή Αγίου Σεργίου του Μηδικίου), commonly simply known as the Medikion monastery (Μονή Μηδικίου) and later as the Monastery of the Holy Fathers (Μονή των Πατέρων) is a ruined Byzantine-era monastery
The Monastery of Saint John of Vazelon
The Monastery of Vazelon (Μονή Βαζελώνος) is or the Monastery of Ioannes Prodromos (Αγίου Ιωάννου Προδρόμου) a ruin located in the Black Sea region of Turkey, which had been regarded as a center of Greek Orthodox life in Maçka area,
The Monastery of Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary Monastery (Turkish: Meryem Ana Manastırı) is a ruined monastery in the Giresun Province of Turkey. Built into a cave in the Pontic Mountains, the monastery sits high above ground, up a steep flight of stairs. The four-story