Αγίου Χριστοφόρου

Αγίου Χριστοφόρου is a church in Sparti, Laconia. Αγίου Χριστοφόρου is situated nearby to the church Pantanassa Monastery, as well as near Peribleptos Monastery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mystras and Pantanassa Monastery.

Mystras

Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mystras is a fortress town and archaeological site in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, known for its ruins from the Byzantine era. During its heyday as a medieval city, it was the capital of the Despotate of Morea.

Pantanassa Monastery

Church

Photo: Ed89, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pantanassa Monastery is a former Eastern Orthodox monastery, now nunnery, located in Mystras, in the Peloponnese region of Greece. It was founded by a chief minister of the late-Byzantine Despotate of the Morea, Giannis Frankopoulos, and was dedicated in September 1428. Pantanassa Monastery is situated 150 metres southwest of Αγίου Χριστοφόρου.

Peribleptos Monastery

Church

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The Peribleptos Monastery is a late Byzantine-era monastery in Mystras, Greece. It was probably built in the mid-14th century by the first Despot of the Morea, Manuel Kantakouzenos, and named after one of the most celebrated monasteries of Byzantine Constantinople. Peribleptos Monastery is situated 210 metres south of Αγίου Χριστοφόρου.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mystras and Taygeti.

Mystras

Village

Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mystras is a village.

Taygeti

Hamlet

Photo: Karounos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Taygeti is a hamlet.

Magoula

Suburb

Magoula is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, Greece. It is the former seat of the Mystras municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city. Magoula is situated 3 km east of Αγίου Χριστοφόρου.

Αγίου Χριστοφόρου

Type: Church
Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

37.07376° or 37° 4′ 26″ north

Longitude

22.37027° or 22° 22′ 13″ east

Open location code

8G9439FC+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1373663489

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=greek_orthodox

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