Monastery of Panagia Myrtidiotissa

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The Monastery of Panagia Myrtidiotissa is a major Greek Orthodox pilgrimage site on the island of Kythira, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and renowned for its revered icon and scenic coastal setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site ⓘ
Greek Orthodox monastery ⓘ
architecturalStyle traditional Greek monastic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Marian devotion in Greece ⓘ
local traditions of Kythira ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Kythira island identity ⓘ
dedicatedTo Panagia Myrtidiotissa ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
devotionalFocus intercession of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
feastDay 15 August ⓘ
local Marian feast in September ⓘ
governingBody Metropolis of Kythira and Antikythira ⓘ
hasFeature bell tower ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
main katholikon (central church) ⓘ
monastic cells ⓘ
hasIcon Icon of Panagia Myrtidiotissa ⓘ
hasStatus important religious landmark of Kythira ⓘ
one of the main shrines of the Virgin Mary in Greece ⓘ
hasViewOf coastline of Kythira ⓘ
iconVeneratedAs miraculous icon ⓘ
isMajorPilgrimageSiteFor Greek Orthodox faithful ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Ionian Sea ⓘ
locatedNear Myrtidia area of Kythira ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Kythira ⓘ
nearbyBodyOfWater Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
openTo pilgrims ⓘ
visitors ⓘ
overlooks sea ⓘ
pilgrimagePeakPeriod Feast of Panagia Myrtidiotissa ⓘ
region Attica periphery (administrative region including Kythira) ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
setting coastal ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
usedFor Orthodox liturgical services ⓘ
processions with the icon of Panagia Myrtidiotissa ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ

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

Kythira → hasReligiousSite → Monastery of Panagia Myrtidiotissa ⓘ
Kithira → hasLandmark → Panagia Myrtidiotissa monastery ⓘ
linked to: Monastery of Panagia Myrtidiotissa