Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Mary Mavriotissa
Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Mary Mavriotissa is a chapel in Kastoria, West Macedonia. Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Mary Mavriotissa is situated nearby to the church Ι.Ν. Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου, as well as near Ιερά Μονή Παναγίας Μαυριωτίσσης.Photo: Мико, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Chapel
- Description: church building in Kastoria Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Άγιος Ιωάννης ο Θεολόγος”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa and Lake of Kastoria.
Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa
Monastery
Photo: Алиса Селезньова, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa is a monastery that is built on the spot where troops of Byzantine military commander George Palaiologos encircled the attacking Normans in 1083.
Lake of Kastoria
Lake
Photo: Pvasiliadis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Orestiada or Lake of Kastoria is a lake in the Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, northwestern Greece. It spreads out in a natural basin, surrounded by mountains and is the remnant of a huge ancient Miocene lake that reached an area of 164 square kilometres and at a depth of 50 meters.
Cave of the Dragon
Cave
Photo: Vagrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cave of the Dragon is situated 690 metres southwest of Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Mary Mavriotissa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doltso and Mavrochori.
Mavrochori
Village
Photo: konstantinos kolimpa…, CC BY 3.0.
Mavrochori is a village on the shores of Lake Orestiada in Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. Today Mavrochori is a tourist destination for a quiet vacation near the lake of Kastoria. Mavrochori is situated 2½ km east of Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Mary Mavriotissa.
Polykarpi
Village
Polykarpi is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The 1920 Greek census recorded 585 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants were Muslim in 1923. Polykarpi is situated 3 km northeast of Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Mary Mavriotissa.
Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Mary Mavriotissa
- Categories: church, building, and religion
- Location: Kastoria, Kastoria, West Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.50977° or 40° 30′ 35″ northLongitude
21.29034° or 21° 17′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8GG3G75R+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1101029039OpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelWikidata ID
Q101103805
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Macedonian—“Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Mary Mavriotissa” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Свети Йоан Богослов (Света Богородица Мавровска)”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Йоан Богослов”
- Greek: “Παρεκκλήσιο Αγίου Ιωάννη του Θεολόγου”
- Macedonian: “Параклис „Св. Јован Богослов“”
- Macedonian: “Свети Јован Богослов”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ι.Ν. Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου and Ιερά Μονή Παναγίας Μαυριωτίσσης.
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