Monastery of Rousanou

The Monastery of Rousanou is a Greek Orthodox monastery now used as a convent near the town of Kalambaka, in the region of central . It is located at the top of a rocky precipice over 415 metres above the valley floor.
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  • Greek Orthodox monastery
  • …lies at an elevation of around 420 metres (1,370 feet)
  • …dates from 1527
  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM–4:30 PM
    Wednesday: closed
    November–March: Thursday–Tuesday 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
  • Description: monastery in Meteora, Greece
  • Address: Καλαμπάκα
  • Also known as
    “iera Mone Rousanou”
    “Moni Rousanou”
    “Moní Roussáni”
    “Moni Roussanou”
    “Rousanou monastery”
    “Roussáni tón Meteóron”
    “The Holy Monastery of Roussanou”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of Varlaam and Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron.
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The Monastery of Saint Nicholas Anapausas is a former… is situated 700 metres west of Monastery of Rousanou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meteora and Kastraki.
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The monastery-crowned pillars of are among the…
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is a village in municipal unit, Trikala, , Greece.
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Monastery of Rousanou

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Latitude
39.72164° or 39° 43′ 18″ north
Longitude
21.63219° or 21° 37′ 56″ east
Open location code
8GF3PJCJ+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 433488106
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Geo­Names ID
254185
Wiki­data ID
Q2337128

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Monastery of Rousanou” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير القديسة روسانو”
  • Arabic: “دير روسانو”
  • Bulgarian: “Русански манастир”
  • Bulgarian: “Русану”
  • Catalan: “monestir de Roussanou”
  • Chinese: “盧薩努修道院”
  • Czech: “Monastýr Rousanos”
  • Dutch: “Rousanouklooster”
  • Finnish: “Rousánoksen luostari”
  • French: “Monastère de Roussanou”
  • French: “Monastère Roussanou”
  • French: “Roussanou”
  • Georgian: “რუსანუს მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kloster Rousánou”
  • German: “Kloster Rusánu”
  • Greek: “Moní Roussánou”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Ρουσάνου”
  • Greek: “Μονή Ρουσάνου Μετεώρων”
  • Greek: “Μονή Ρουσάνου”
  • Greek: “Μονή Ρουσσάνου”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Roussanou”
  • Polish: “Monastyr Rusanu”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Ortodoxă „Rusanu” Meteora”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Арсани”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Русану”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святой Варвары”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Roussanou”
  • Swedish: “Rousanou”
  • Tatar: “Русану кәшишханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Rusanu Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Русану”

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