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Modern Description: The monastery is located above modern Fyli (Chassia) in a deep gorge of Mt. Parnes. The katholicon is a two-columned, cross-in-square church dated to the 13th century. The monastery is mentioned in Pope Innocent’s IV document as casale Curiomonaster (the Lady’s Monastery, Kyriomonastiro). In 18th century documents mainly concerning landed property of the monastery it is referred to as Panagia or Theotokos of Klisson, or Panagia Klissiotissa of Chassia. In even more recent documents it is mentioned as Theotokos of Eklissiotissa of Chassia.
Wikidata ID: Q16329553
Trismegistos Geo: 37799

Info: Byzantine Monuments of Attica

From the web site Byzantine Monuments of Attica, a project of the Greek National Research Foundation, Institute of Byzantine Studies (NRF/IBS), under the supervision of NRF/IBS director Kriton Chrysochoides, researcher Chryssa Kontogeorgopoulou, with contributions from the archaeologists of the former 1st Ephorate Of Byzantine Antiquities, the University of Athens, the Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens, and the BSA; texts translated by Olga Lavant.

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