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ANALIPSEOS TOU SOTIRA, TAXIARCHES DRAMA : The monastery of Analipseos tou Sotira (Christ’s Ascension) is in Taxiarches, Drama, and is connected with the live and works of saint Georgios Karslidis the Avower. Saint Georgios came from Argyroupoli, in the Black Sea area, to reside in Sipsa (Taxiarches), Drama in 1930. In 1939 he began the construction of the monastery, the main temple of which is dedicated in the memory of the ascension of Jesus Christ into the Heavens. Next to the main temple the saint built his personal cell. Nowadays this monastery is home to substantial number of nuns and has both domestic and international visitors, that wish to pay homage to the scented burial site of saint Georgios Karslidis the Avower and ask for his guidance.
Opening Hours: Every day: 08:00 – 13:30

SAINT LYDIA’S HOLY BAPTISERY :In this very spot, in the waters of river Zigaktis, the Greek woman Lydia was baptized the first Christian of Europe. People from across the globe travel here to visit the holy ground, whilst some of them choose to be baptized. The temple that stands here is quite impressive, as it is covered with stained glass, mosaics, gold and marble. It is a peaceful spot just outside Filippi, surrounded by green, that is worth visiting.

MONASTERY OF ST. PANTALEIMONA :The Monastery of Saint Pantaleon was founded in 1978 and is located in Chryssokastro, just twenty km from the city of Kavala. When the disaster of the Asia Minor occurred, following the population exchange, the Turkish population left and refugees from Asia Minor settled in their homes. The first concern of the pious inhabitants was the construction of a place of worship. They transformed, thus, the existing mosque into a church dedicated to their favorite Saint Pantaleon.
Opening Hours: From sunrise to sunset.
 
 
 
 

MONASTERY OF PANAGIA PAGGEOTISA: The Monastery of the Holy Virgin Mary “Virgin of Pangaion” is located in the NE side of the Pangaion Hills, two km above the village of Hortokopi, at an altitude of 200 meters. Its construction had begun in August 1978. A family of refugees from Pontos (actual northern Turkish coast on the Black Sea) who came back from Russia to Greece and settled in the village of Hortokopi in 1940, happened to bring them the miraculous icon of the Virgin.
Opening Hours: From sunrise to sunset.

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