Brontochion Monastery

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Brontochion Monastery is located on the northern slope of Mystras, an archaeological site dedicated as UNESCO World Heritage Site. The abbot Pachomius incorporated into  the small church of the Hodegetria, or 'Aphentikon', as the monastery's catholicon. The church was reconstructed and completed around 1310.

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Address
Unnamed Road, Mystras, Greece

Established
1308-1322

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