Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kareas
Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kareas is a monastery in Vyronas, Athens Prefecture, Attica. Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kareas is situated nearby to the trailhead Μονοπάτι ‘18’, as well as near Δρακόσπιτο ‘Τυριά’.Photo: Stepanps, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Georgian Orthodox
- Description: Byzantine and later monastery on Mt. Hymettos, Greece
- Also known as: “Agios Ioannis Kareas”, “Hagios Ioannis Karea”, “Moni Agiou Ioanni Karea”, “Moni Hagiou Ioannou Karea”, “Moni Karea”, and “Μ. Αγίου Ιωάννη Καρέα”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include convent of Kesariani and Theatro Vrachon.
convent of Kesariani
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kaisariani Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery built on the north side of Mount Hymettus, near Athens, Greece. convent of Kesariani is situated 2½ km northeast of Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kareas.
Theatro Vrachon
Theater building
Photo: FocalPoint, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Theatro Vrachon is a theater building, which is situated 2 km northwest of Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kareas.
Imitos‘ Aesthetic Forest
Protected area
Photo: KritonK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Imitos‘ Aesthetic Forest is a protected area, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kareas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kareas and Ilioupoli.
Ilioupoli
Suburb
Ilioupoli is a suburban municipality and a town in Central Athens regional unit and located in the central-southern part of the Athens agglomeration. Its name is the modern form of the ancient name of Heliopolis in Egypt.
Vyronas
Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vyronas is a suburban town and a municipality in the southeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous English poet and writer, who is a national hero of Greece. Vyronas is situated 2½ km northwest of Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kareas.
Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kareas
- Category: religion
- Location: Vyronas, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.94192° or 37° 56′ 31″ northLongitude
23.77856° or 23° 46′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8G95WQRH+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 392778024OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=georgian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q16329546
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Greek—“Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kareas” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Карейски манастир”
- German: “Kloster Karea”
- Greek: “Άγιος Ιωάννης Καρέα”
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννου Προδρόμου Καρέα”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη Καρέα”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννου Καρέα”
- Greek: “Μονή Καρέα”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Μ. Αγίου Ιωάννη Καρέα and Μονοπάτι ‘18’.
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