{"id":119797,"date":"2016-07-08T11:05:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T08:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalambakalibrary.org\/gynaikeia-monastiria-iera-moni-koimiseos-theotokoy-bytoyma-2016-07-08\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T18:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:46:58","slug":"gynaikeia-monastiria-iera-moni-koimiseos-theotokoy-bytoyma-2016-07-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kalambakalibrary.org\/en\/gynaikeia-monastiria-iera-moni-koimiseos-theotokoy-bytoyma-2016-07-08\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Monasteries: Holy Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in Vytoumas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The<\/span>\u00a0Library members<\/span>\u00a0had<\/span> the<\/span> opportunity<\/span> to<\/span> get<\/span> to know the<\/span> Holy<\/span> Monastery<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Dormition<\/span> of<\/span> the Virgin<\/span> Mary in Vytoumas<\/span>, one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> most<\/span> characteristic<\/span> and<\/span> remarkable<\/span> monuments<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Kalambaka<\/span> region<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> monastery<\/span> is<\/span> approached<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> eastern<\/span> slopes<\/span> of<\/span> Koziakas<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> magnificent<\/span> landscape<\/span>.<\/span> Arriving<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> courtyard<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Monastery<\/span>,<\/span> we<\/span> meet<\/span> the<\/span> Chapel<\/span> dedicated<\/span> to<\/span> the Dormition<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Virgin<\/span> Mary,<\/span> which<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> founding<\/span> inscription<\/span> is<\/span> referred<\/span> to<\/span> as<\/span> propylaion<\/span>.<\/span><\/em> In<\/span> the<\/span> center<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> precinct<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> katholikon<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Monastery<\/span>,<\/span> which<\/span> is<\/span> dedicated<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Assumption<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Virgin<\/span> Mary,<\/span> a<\/span> three<\/span>–<\/span>aisled Basilica<\/span> with<\/span> an<\/span> elevated<\/span> central<\/span> aisle<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> painted<\/span> decoration<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> wood–<\/span>carved<\/span> iconostasis<\/span> of remarkable<\/span> art<\/span>,<\/span> as<\/span> well<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> portable<\/span> icons<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> monastery<\/span>,<\/span> are<\/span> the<\/span> works<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> well<\/span>-known hagiographer<\/span> Drosinos<\/span> from<\/span> Fanari<\/span>, Karditsa<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> nun<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Monastery<\/span> gave<\/span> information<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> foundation<\/span> and<\/span> operation<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Monastery<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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