Ελεημονήτρια

Ελεημονήτρια is a church in Patmos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Ελεημονήτρια is situated nearby to the museum Αρχοντικό Σημαντήρη, as well as near the church Άγιοι Ταξιάρχες.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and Cave of the Apocalypse.

Monastery of Saint John the Theologian

Church

Photo: Dulcamaraviola, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian is a Greek Orthodox monastery founded in 1088 in Chora on the island of Patmos. It is named after St John of Patmos, the author of the Christian Book of Revelation who, according to the text, lived on the island when visions of the apocalypse came to him. Monastery of Saint John the Theologian is situated 250 metres east of Ελεημονήτρια.

Cave of the Apocalypse

Photo: Vladimir Boskovic, Public domain.

The Cave of the Apocalypse is located approximately halfway up the mountain on the Aegean island of Patmos, along the road between the villages of Chóra and Skala. Cave of the Apocalypse is situated 520 metres north of Ελεημονήτρια.