Makelaria Monastery
The Makelaria Monastery (Greek: Ιερά Μονή Κοιμήσεως Θεοτόκου Μακελαριάς) is a 6th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the Peloponnese, Greece. It lies on a big rock near the villages of Lapanagoi, at a distance of 30 km from the town of Kalavryta. The monastery, one of the oldest in Greece, was founded in 532 AD and is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos.
According to tradition, it was built by the Byzantine general Belisarius under Emperor Justinian the Great as an act of repentance after the Nika Revolt in Constantinople.
The monastery is renowned for its miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary, its deep roots in Greek history, and its breathtaking position often called the “Meteora of the Peloponnese.”
External links
- Official website of the Municipality of Kalavryta with information about the history of Makelaria Monastery (In Greek)
- Monasteries of Kalavryta (in English)
- Panagia Makellaria Monastery: The Jewel of Orthodox Christianity