Danakos, Naxos, Cyclades,South Aegean
Monastery of Photodotis
| Location: |
| On a slope NW of the village Danakos in Naxos, Cyclades |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| South Aegean Cyclades | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Naxos • Danakos | |
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Elevation ≈ 570 m (Relative Height≈170 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 12th century | BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle-Monastery |
Average
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The oldest monastery in Naxos. The pictures and wall paintings date it back to the Byzantine era.
During the occupation by the Venetians -from 1207 and for three and a half centuries- new buildings and fortifications were added and the monument took its current form that resembles a medieval castle.
History
According to one of the theories for the origin of the monastery, it was built in the 12th century by one of the sons of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
When the “Latins” came (in the case of Naxos, the Latins were Venetians) the monastery was given to the Order of Saint Benedict by Marco Sanudio, the Lord of Naxos.
After the Ottoman conquest, the monastery was taken from the Catholic Church and became a dependancy of the monastery of Saint John of Patmos.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | July 2013 |
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