Kounistra Monastery

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Kounistra Monastery is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery on the island of Skiathos, known for its tranquil forest setting and veneration of the icon of the Virgin Mary Kounistra.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kounistra Monastery canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian monastery ⓘ
Greek Orthodox monastery ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Monastery of Panagia Kounistra ⓘ
Panagia Kounistra Monastery ⓘ
associatedWith icon of the Virgin Mary Kounistra ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary ⓘ
governingBody Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle traditional Greek monastic architecture ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance important Orthodox pilgrimage site on Skiathos ⓘ
hasEnvironment secluded location ⓘ
wooded area ⓘ
heritageType historic monastery ⓘ
isAttractionOf Skiathos ⓘ
isPlaceOfVenerationFor Virgin Mary Kounistra ⓘ
linked to: Virgin Mary
locatedIn Aegean Sea ⓘ
Skiathos ⓘ
Sporades ⓘ
linked to: Northern Sporades

Thessaly ⓘ
locatedInForestSetting yes ⓘ
primaryFunction pilgrimage site ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
settingDescription tranquil forest setting ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
usedFor prayer and contemplation ⓘ
religious services ⓘ
veneration of icons ⓘ
veneratedIcon Virgin Mary Kounistra ⓘ
linked to: Virgin Mary

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Skiathos → hasReligiousSite → Kounistra Monastery ⓘ