Monastery of Saint John the Theologian
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.
- Church
- Description: monastery on the Island of Patmos, Greece
- Also known as“Holy Monastery of Saint John and Hora Patmos”“Monastery of Saint John the Divine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of the Apocalypse and Monastery of Zoodochos Pighi.
Cave of the Apocalypse
Vladimir Boskovic, Public domain.
The Cave of the Apocalypse is located approximately… Cave of the Apocalypse is situated 650 metres north of Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.
Monastery of Zoodochos Pighi
Monastery of Zoodochos Pighi is situated 260 metres west of Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.
Moni Profiti Ilia, Patmos
Moni Profiti Ilia, Patmos is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Patmos and Grigos.
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian
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Latitude
37.30903° or 37° 18′ 33″ north
Longitude
26.54765° or 26° 32′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G988G5X+J3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Frisian—“Monastery of Saint John the Theologian” goes by many names.
Свети Йоан БогословBulgarian
Свети Йоан Богослов (Патмос)Bulgarian
Monestir de Sant Joan el TeòlegCatalan
圣约翰修道院Chinese
圣若望修道院Chinese
神学家圣约翰修道院Chinese
神学家圣若望修道院Chinese
神學家聖若望修道院Chinese
Manastir sv. Ivana TeologaCroatian
Manastir Svetog Ivana TeologaCroatian
Samostan sv. Ivana TeologaCroatian
Klášter sv. Jana TheologaCzech
Klášter svatého Jana TeologaCzech
Klooster van Sint Jan de TheoloogDutch
Johannes Teologin luostariFinnish
იოანე ღვთისმეტყველის მონასტერიGeorgian
Ι.Μ. Αγίου Ιωάννη του ΘεολόγουGreek
Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη Θεολόγου και Χώρα ΠάτμουGreek
Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννου του ΘεολόγουGreek
Μονή του Αγίου Ιωάννου του ΘεολόγουGreek
מנזר יוחנן הקדוש התאולוגHebrew
מנזר סנט ג’ון התיאולוגHebrew
सेंट जॉन थियोलॉजियन का मठHindi
Monastero di PatmosItalian
Monastero di San GiovanniItalian
神学者聖ヨハネ修道院Japanese
神学者聖ヨハネ修道院と黙示録の洞窟を含むパトモス島の歴史地区Japanese
성 요한 신학자 수도원Korean
Šv. Jono Teologo vienuolynasLithuanian
Манастир Јован БогословMacedonian
Манастир Јован Богослов (Патмос)Macedonian
Monasteru ta‘ San Ġwann id-DivinMaltese
Monasteru ta‘ San Ġwann it-TeologuMaltese
صومعه یوحنای قدیسPersian
نیایشگاه یوحنای قدیسPersian
Klasztor św. Jana Teologa na PatmosPolish
Klasztor Świętego Jana Teologa na PatmosPolish
Монастырь Иоанна БогословаRussian
Монастырь Иоанна Богослова (Патмос)Russian
Манастир Јована Богослова на ПатмосуSerbian
Manastir Jovana BogoslovaSerbo-Croatian
Samostan Janeza Evangelista, PatmosSlovenian
Sankt Johannes klosterSwedish
Ходайдан сүз итүче изге Иоанн кашәшханәсеTatar
Aziz Yuhanna ManastırıTurkish
Монастир Івана БогословаUkrainian
Монастир Іоанна БогословаUkrainian
Tu viện thánh Gioan, nhà thần họcVietnamese
Kleaster fan Jehannes de TeoloochWestern Frisian
Kleaster fan Jehannes de TeoloogWestern Frisian
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