About the Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas Monastery, Meteora, Greece:
In the early 14th century was founded, in the Meteora a monastery is the Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas for the unique construction of its is notable and by the Theophanes the monk the Cretan painter of the 16th century splendid frescoes.
The history of the Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas Monastery:
In the early 14th century this rock to have first occupied seems the Hermits, in the Chapel of St. Anthony of frescoes by the remains as evidenced. By the Nikanoras, St. Dinoysius, and of Larisa the Metropolitan, exarch of the Stagoi and priest-monk in 1510 was founded the present monastery. From the unknown origin is the name ‘Anapafsas’, of an early founder or monk the surname it may be.
By 1900 was abandoned the monastery and by the archaeological service in the 1960s it was renovated until fell into disrepair. Until 1982 by the Father Palamas then it was inhabited, the monastery closed after that. From 1997 every summer for the tourists the monastery began to open the priests of Kalampaka. Today at Agio Nikolaos lives one monk, the Polykarpos Venetis of the abbot archimandrite.
At the Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas Monastery what to see:
In size is limited of this rock since the top, instead of outward upward had to be extended the monastery buildings, rising high of three stories. The second floor occupies of the St. Nicholas the small Katholikon. No windows has its dome because of it built on top of the floor and on the rock in order to fit an irregular floor plan it has, to the west a larger narthex extends.
In the Meteora some of the most important are the frescoes of the Agios Nikolaos, as of the Cretan school by the celebrated leader the Theophanes Strelitzas they were painted. In 1527 he painted them, when here a monk he was then probably. Of the artist to bear the signature are the first these frescoes and of this magnitude of his earliest works are among.
As the Passion of Christ such scenes depicting, praying the Virgin Mary, the Whale and the Jonah, the Last Judgment and the Liturgy of Angels, became famous for which the Theophanes of Crete the characteristics demonstrate the frescoes, which are the use of bright colors, in imagery vividness, for the lines the delicacy.
By the tiny Chapel of St. Anthony is occupied the first floor in the Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas Monastery, some early frescoes of 14th century which contains, and where used to be stored the manuscripts and relics a crypt. The old refectory contains the third floor, with frescoes decorated and as a reception hall for use recently renovated, for the storage of the bones the ossuary and of the Chapel of St. John the Baptist which is renovated.
If you decide to visit the Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas Monastery then you can stay many nearby hotels like the Meteora Hotel at Kastraki, Hotel Doupiani House, Dellas Boutique Hotel, Pyrgos Adrachti, Guesthouse Papasththis, Hotel Tsikeli, Zozas Rooms, Alsos House and many more comfortable hotels are there for the visitor.
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