Aghios Stefanos Monastery
Aghios Stefanos Monastery is a church in Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands. Aghios Stefanos Monastery is situated nearby to the town Vrontados, as well as near the village Dafnonas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Also known as: “Moní Agíou Stefánou” and “SAINT STEPHAN”
- Postal code: 82100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Byzantine Museum and Daskalopetra monument.
Byzantine Museum
Museum
Photo: Balkanique, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chios Byzantine Museum is a museum in Chios, Greece, housed in an Ottoman-era mosque that was known as the Mecidiye Mosque. Byzantine Museum is situated 4 km southeast of Aghios Stefanos Monastery.
Daskalopetra monument
Archaeological site
Photo: FLIOUKAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Daskalopetra monument is a rock-cut shrine to the goddess Cybele at Daskalopetra, near Vrontados on Chios, in Greece, dating to the late sixth or early fifth century BC. It is probably the earliest known cult site of the Cybele in the Greek world. Daskalopetra monument is situated 3 km northeast of Aghios Stefanos Monastery.
Chios Harbour
Station
Photo: Güldem Üstün, CC BY 2.0.
Chios Harbour is a station, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Aghios Stefanos Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vrontados and Dafnonas.
Vrontados
Town
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vrontados is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece. With a population of about 5,300 the town hosts the seat of the municipal unit of Omiroupoli.
Dafnonas
Village
Photo: Spartacos31, CC BY 4.0.
Dafnonas is a village on the center of the island of Chios, located in the North Aegean Islands region of Greece. Its population was 366 as of the 2021 census. Dafnonas is situated 7 km southwest of Aghios Stefanos Monastery.
Anavatos
Hamlet
Photo: Vgargan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anavatos is a medieval, now abandoned, village on the Greek island of Chios, 16 km from Chios. Created in the Byzantine era, probably by workers of the Nea Moni of Chios, the village was abandoned after the Massacre of Chios in 1822 and the earthquake of 1881. Anavatos is situated 8 km west of Aghios Stefanos Monastery.
Aghios Stefanos Monastery
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.40008° or 38° 24′ 0″ northLongitude
26.11437° or 26° 6′ 52″ eastElevation
97 metres (318 feet)Open location code
8GC8C427+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 407888033OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxGeoNames ID
444793
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Aghios Stefanos Monastery” goes by many names.
- German: “Moni Agiou Stefanou”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Στεφάνου”
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