Petraki Monastery
The Monastery of the Holy Incorporeal Taxiarchs, commonly known as Petraki Monastery, is a Byzantine-era monastery in Kolonaki, Athens. It serves as the seat of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: Byzantine-era monastery in Kolonaki, Athens, Greece
- Also known as: “Ιερά Μονή Ασωμάτων - Πετράκη”
- Address: Γενναδίου Ιωάννη 14, Αθήνα, 11521
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Evangelismos Hospital and Mount Lycabettus.
Evangelismos Hospital
Hospital
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Athens General Hospital 'Evangelismos' is one of the largest and most prestigious hospitals in Greece. It is located in a sub-neighbourhood of Kolonaki named after it, Evangelismos. Evangelismos Hospital is situated 170 metres southwest of Petraki Monastery.
Mount Lycabettus
Peak
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Lycabettus, also known as Lycabettos, Lykabettos or Lykavittos, is a Cretaceous limestone hill in the Greek capital Athens. At 277 meters above sea level, its summit is the highest point in Central Athens and pine trees cover its base.
Lyceum
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lyceum was a temple in Athens dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. It was best known for the Peripatetic school of philosophy founded there by Aristotle in 334 BC. Lyceum is situated 740 metres southwest of Petraki Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilisia and Kountouriotika.
Ilisia
Quarter
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ilisia is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece, named after the river Ilisos. A portion of the neighborhood, Ano Ilisia, is in Zografou and is near the Theology, Philosophy and Scientific faculties of the University of Athens.
Kountouriotika
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kountouriotika is a small neighborhood of Athens, Greece, named after the admiral and later President of Greece Pavlos Kountouriotis. It is located within Ampelokipoi.
Petraki Monastery
- Categories: religious organization and religion
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.97881° or 37° 58′ 44″ northLongitude
23.7492° or 23° 44′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPHX+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 302687604OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q12881194
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Petraki Monastery” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Петракийски манастир”
- Finnish: “Taksiarkkien luostari”
- French: “monastère de Petrákis”
- French: “Monastère de Petrákis”
- French: “Monastère des Asomates Taxiarques”
- German: “Petraki-Kloster”
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Ασωμάτων-Πετράκη”
- Greek: “Μονή Πετράκη”
- Italian: “Monastero di Petraki”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Petrákis”
- Turkish: “Petraki Manastırı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Συνοδικό Παρεκκλήσιο Παμμεγίστων Ταξιαρχών and Embassy of Switzerland.
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