Monastery of Paganies

Monastery of Paganies

Καλλιθέα Παραμυθιά
1652
Road
Holy Monastery that now functions as a church, Religious attraction

In a dominant position, in a verdant area, near the village of Kallithea Paramythia, there is the Holy Monastery of Pagania and is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The offer of the monastery in the area of ​​Thesprotia was great as it was in acne. As a result, as indicated on the Catholic port, Ioakimm (1652) was also indicated. He was a rich monastery and gave way to the national struggles. Her history is not known because heirlooms and documents hid in 1944 in possession, Papa-Xastos, were lost. “The rhythm of the temple was originally a basil with a dome (collapsed). Hagiographies are of various seasons, 17th and 19th centuries, excellent styles. Earlier is in the Sanctuary Step (16th – 17th century). Top is the scene of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The holy step seems to be maintained by the oldest church that existed during the renovation of 1652 “. Behind the Katholikon is the monk’s cemetery. He was a male monastery, abandoned until 1962 when he was refurbished and re-installed, and recently renovated again. It operates on the last Sunday every month and during the period of the feasts of the 15thmus. It is accessible by the National Road Ioannina-Igoumenitsa, through a 3 km bypass, shortly after the fairy

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1652
Monastery
Religious sight
Road