Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapafsas

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The Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapafsas is one of the historic Meteora monasteries in central Greece, renowned for its dramatic perch atop a steep rock pillar and its significant post-Byzantine frescoes.

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Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapafsas canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox monastery ⓘ
Meteora monastery ⓘ
access reachable by stairs carved into the rock ⓘ
affiliation Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture ⓘ
category Christian monastery in Greece ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox monastery in Thessaly ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalSignificance important example of post-Byzantine monastic art ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas ⓘ
elevationFeature built on top of a rock pillar ⓘ
function monastic community ⓘ
hasFeature frescoed interior ⓘ
katholikon (main church) ⓘ
steep access path ⓘ
hasNameInGreek Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Νικολάου Αναπαυσά ⓘ
heritageSiteWithin Meteora UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Meteora
knownFor dramatic location on a steep rock pillar ⓘ
post-Byzantine frescoes ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Meteora ⓘ
Thessaly ⓘ
central Greece ⓘ
nearestTown Kalambaka ⓘ
partOf Meteora monastic complex ⓘ
region Trikala regional unit ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in Meteora ⓘ
popular pilgrimage site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Meteora inscription ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Holy Metropolis of Stagoi and Meteora → jurisdictionOver → Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapafsas ⓘ
Kalampaka municipality → hasReligiousSite → Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapafsas ⓘ