Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery
Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery is a monastery in Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands. Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery is situated nearby to the town Vrontados, as well as near the village Lagkada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: monastery in Chios Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Moni Myrsinidiou Chiou”, “Moni Panagias Myrtidiotissas Mersinidiou”, “Panagia Myrtidiotissa Monastery”, and “Ιερά Μονή της Παναγίας της Μυρτιδιώτισσας”
- Postal code: 82200
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Daskalopetra monument.
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 1 km southwest of Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vrontados and Lagkada.
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.
Lagkada
Village
Photo: FrontierNG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lagkada is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery.
Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery
- Category: religion
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.4299° or 38° 25′ 48″ northLongitude
26.14098° or 26° 8′ 28″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8GC8C4HR+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1077059375OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxGeoNames ID
444804Wikidata ID
Q21682898
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Moní Panagías Myrtidiotíssas Mersinidíou”
- Greek: “Μονή Μυρσινιδίου Χίου”
- Greek: “Μονή Μυρσινιδίου”
- Greek: “Μονή Μυρτιδιωτίσσης, Χίος”
- Greek: “Μονή Παναγίας Μυρτιδιωτίσσας Μερσινιδίου”
- Turkish: “Moni Mirsinidiou (Sakız)”
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