Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery
Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery is a small Christian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary and located near Kofinou, Cyprus. In 2012, there were only three monks living in the monastery.Photo: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Also known as: “Panagidia Galaktotrofousa monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Makarios Earth Station and Dipotamos Reservoir.
Makarios Earth Station
Makarios Satellite Earth Station is a ground station in Cyprus operated by CYTA that opened in 1980. The site is home to a large farm of earth station antennas operating with a range of satellites. Makarios Earth Station is situated 550 metres north of Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kofinou and Skarinou.
Kofinou
Village
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kofinou is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. It is situated where the roads from Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol trisected, prior to the by-pass built in the 1990s. Kofinou is situated 3½ km south of Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery.
Skarinou
Village
Photo: An. Antoniou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skarinou is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 4 km west of Kofinou. The Skarinou Community Council Website includes a history of the village, and local community and business information. Skarinou is situated 4½ km southwest of Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery.
Kato Lefkara
Hamlet
Kato Lefkara is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. Its population in 2011 was 128. Kato Lefkara is situated 6 km west of Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery.
Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery
- Category: religion
- Location: Kofínou, Larnaca district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.85637° or 34° 51′ 23″ northLongitude
33.38145° or 33° 22′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8G6MV94J+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 200496666OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q2048872
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Greek—“Panagia Galaktotrofousa Monastery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Panagidia Galaktotrofousa klooster”
- Dutch: “Panagidia Galaktotrofousaklooster”
- German: “Panagidia Galaktotrofousa Kloster”
- German: “Panagidia-Galaktotrofousa-Kloster”
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Παναγίας Γαλακτοτροφούσας”
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Highlights include Archangel Michael Church and Farmhouse St. Georgios.
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