Monastery of Komnenion explained

The Monastery of Komnenion (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μονή Κομνηνείου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery located near Stomio, Larissa, Greece.[1]

According to tradition it was founded in the time of Justinian I, but was rebuilt in its present form by Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos .

The modern main church (katholikon) dates largely to the 16th century, with some parts from a 14th-century structure. The outer walls are decorated with large numbers of ancient and Byzantine spolia, but the surviving interior frescoes date to 1758.[1] Modern archaeological excavations have discovered traces of the Komnenian-era katholikon underneath.[1]

The monastery was destroyed by fire in 1868 and the katholikon was left ruined for over a century after; it was restored in the early 2000s by the 7th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities with European Union funds.[1] The modern Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos and of Saint Demetrios has been erected around the old structure.

References

39.8583°N 22.74°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Η Μονή Κομνηνείου στο Στόμιο Λάρισας . Greek . Larissa Ephorate of Antiquities . 17 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181118164542/http://larisa.culture.gr/index.php/arxaiologikoi-xoroi-kai-mnimeia-nomoy-larisas/9-uncategorised/116-i-moni-komnineiou-sto-stomio-larisas . 18 November 2018 . dead .