Monastery of Saint John the Theologian

Monastery of Saint John the Theologian is a monastery in , , . Monastery of Saint John the Theologian is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near .
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Chania Municipality, Greece
  • Also known as: “monastery of Agios Ioannis Theologos”, “Monastery Saint John the Theologian”, “Moni Agiou Ioanni Theologou (Chania)”, “Saint John the Divine Monastery”, and “Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη του Θεολόγου”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aptera and Aptera Fortress.

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or Apteron was an ancient city, now an archaeological site in Kalives in western , a kilometre inland from the southern shore of , about 13 km east of the city of in the municipality of .

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is situated 620 metres northeast of Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.

Archaeological site
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Stylos is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement and cemetery near the modern village of Stylos on the island of . Stylos means "column" in Greek. is situated 2 km southwest of Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalami and Kalyves.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
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is a large village in , Greece. It is the main village in the municipal unit of . is situated 3 km southeast of Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.

Village
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or Stilos is a village and part of the municipal unit in the of the Greek island of . The Greek etymology of the name of the village is 'column' or 'pillar'. is situated 3½ km southwest of Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.

Monastery of Saint John the Theologian

Latitude
35.46299° or 35° 27′ 47″ north
Longitude
24.14141° or 24° 8′ 29″ east
Open location code
8G76F47R+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 118176319
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q20686044
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Greek—“Monastery of Saint John the Theologian” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Johannes Teologin luostari (Chaniá)”
  • Finnish: “Johannes Teologin luostari”
  • Finnish: “Moní Agíou Ioánnou Theológou Aptéron”
  • German: “Johanneskloster”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη του Θεολόγου στα Άπτερα Αποκορώνου”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη του Θεολόγου”
  • Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννου Θεολόγου Απτέρων”

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