Panagia Skripou Monastery
The Panagia Skripou Monastery is located in Orchomenus, Boeotia, Greece. From the monastery today, only its katholikon functions, which is the most important monument from the series of temples of the "transitional cruciform" type, in the Greek area.Photo: Costas78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: Byzantine monastery in Orchomenos, Greece
- Also known as: “Moni Skripou”, “Panaghia Skripou”, and “Panagia hē Skripou”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient Theatre of Orchomenus and Treasury of Minyas.
Ancient Theatre of Orchomenus
Archaeological site
Photo: Rjdeadly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ancient Theatre of Orchomenus is an archaeological site, which is situated 120 metres southwest of Panagia Skripou Monastery.
Treasury of Minyas
Archaeological site
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Treasury of Minyas is an archaeological site, which is situated 170 metres southwest of Panagia Skripou Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orchomenos and Agios Andreas.
Agios Andreas
Hamlet
Photo: Costas78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Agios Andreas is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Panagia Skripou Monastery.
Pyrgos
Hamlet
Photo: Costas78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pyrgos is a small village in Boeotia, possible site of Homeric Nisa. It is named after a ruined medieval tower, with a notable Mycenaean element, that overlooks the village from a nearby hill. Pyrgos is situated 6 km northeast of Panagia Skripou Monastery.
Panagia Skripou Monastery
- Categories: monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Orchomenos, Boeotia, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.4939° or 38° 29′ 38″ northLongitude
22.9764° or 22° 58′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8GC4FXVG+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 918492591OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q12882685
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Japanese—“Panagia Skripou Monastery” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Панагия Скрипу”
- Bulgarian: “Света Богородица Скрипу”
- French: “monastère de Skripou”
- French: “Monastère de Skripou”
- German: “Panagia von Skripou”
- Greek: “Mονή της Παναγίας Σκριπούς”
- Greek: “Μονή Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου Σκριπούς”
- Greek: “Μονή Σκριπούς”
- Greek: “Παναγία η Σκριπού”
- Japanese: “パナギア・スクリプ修道院教会”
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