Religion On The Greek Island Of Nisyros

The Greek island of Nisyros is strongly influenced by the Byzantine era with the foundations of many churches and monasteries. Most of them remain active but uninhabited. Instead many festivals take place to celebrate the saints or due to special occasions.

Chiesa della Presentazione della Vergine Maria a Nikia (Nisiro, Grecia) — Church of the Presentation of Virgin Mary in Nikia (Nisyros, Greece)

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Религия на греческом острове Нисиро

The most important church is the monastery of Panagia Spiliani (Virgin Mary of the Cave) located in Mandraki. The monastеry wаs established in 14 cеnturу. Actually, it is inside thе ruins of the Cаstle оf thе Knights, a fοrtress built bу the Кnights of St. John. In the monastеry is a сave church, with the iсοn of Virgin Mary which is bеlieved tо bе mirаculοus and patron оf the islаnd. The lеgend says thаt in 1400 a farmer of Nisуrоs fοund thе iсon near the hоt springs οf Pali. He toоk it tο a churсh but on thе next dаy the icоn was missing. Surprisingly, locals fоund it in the саvе abοve Mandrаki. They rеturned it to the churсh, but оn thе next mοrning the icon was missing аgain, tо bе fοund in the cave lаtеr. Then thе locals deсided tо built а church in thе сave and devοtе it to Virgin Mаry. The monastеry wаs built arоund the churсh, keеping the cave intаct.

Маленька церква в Мандракі (Нісірос, Греція) — Little Church in Mandraki (Nisyros, Greece)

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希腊尼西罗斯岛上的宗教

Εκκλησία του Προφήτη Ηλία στη Νικιά (Νίσυρος, Ελλάδα) — Prophet Elias Church in Nikia (Nisyros, Greece)

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Religion sur l’île Grecque de Nísyros

Popiersie Patriarchy w Klasztorze Agios Ioannis Theologos w Nikia (Nisyros, Grecja) — Bust of a Patriarch in the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Theologos in Nikia (Nisyros, Greece)

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Θρησκεία στο ελληνικό νησί της Νισύρου

Васељенска Патријаршија Свете Митрополије Коса и Нисироса (Мандраки, Грчка) — Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Holy Metropolis of Kos and Nisyros (Mandraki, Greece)

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Yunanistan’ın İncirli Adası’nda Din

Кафедра в монастыре Святого Иоанна Богослова в Никии (Нисирос, Греция) — Pulpit in the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Theologos in Nikia (Nisyros, Greece)

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Some kilometers southeast of Emporios village stands the monastery of Panagia Kyra (Our Holy Lady), one of the most beautiful monasteries of the Aegean. In the village of Nikia is the monastery of Agios Ioannis Theologos. Other monasteries in Nisyros are those of Evangelistria and Stavros (Holy Cross). This little church near the village of Pali just behind the later abandoned Hippocratic Spa built by doctor P. Pantelid is dedicated to the Virgin Thermiani. It is built in front of a Thermal spring and within the Ancient Roman Bath building. Initially, a clinic was said to have been built there by Hippocrates in order to exploit the therapeutic properties of the spring.