Hosios Loukas
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Hosios Loukas is a historic walled monastery situated near the town of Distomo, in Boeotia, Greece. Founded in the mid-10th century, the monastery is one of the most important monuments of Middle Byza
Μονή Οσίου Λουκά 1290
Exterior view
Interior
Virgin with Child mosaic
Nea Moni of Chios
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Nea Moni is an 11th-century Greek Orthodox former monastery complex, now convent and history museum, located on the island of Chios, in the North Aegean region of Greece. The complex is located on the
Hosios Loukas
…monuments of Middle Byzantine architecture and art, and has been listed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites since 1990, along with the monasteries of Nea Moni and Daphnion. The monastery of Hosios Loukas is situated at a scenic site on the slopes of Mount Helicon. It was founded in the early 10th century AD…
A view of the complex in 2013
View of the monastery interior
11th-century mosaic of the Arrest of Jesus, in the monastery
The Three Marys mosaic, dated from 1100 CE