Modi (Meteora)
(Redirected from Monastery of St. Modestus)
| Modi Modestos | |
|---|---|
| Μόδι | |
 Modi or Modestos Rock (right half of the photo). Surloti Rock is on the left. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 584.5 m (1,918 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Rock formations of Greece |
| Coordinates | 39°42′57″N 21°37′47″E / 39.7158188°N 21.6296873°E[2] |
| Geography | |
  Modi Modestos | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Trikala |
| Settlement | Kalabaka |
Modi (Greek: Μόδι), Modestos or Agiou Modestou (Greek: Αγίου Μοδέστου) is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece.[3]
Monastery of St. Modestus[edit]
The Monastery of St. Modestus (Agiou Modestou, Αγίου Μοδέστου) was built around the 12th century on Modesto (Modi) Rock. It was first mentioned in a 12th-century letter and was also mentioned in 1614. The monastery ruins (39°42′53″N 21°37′46″E / 39.714796°N 21.629437°E) can still be found on Modi Rock.[4]
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Modi (Meteora).
- ^ "Μετέωρα: Ικριωματικά καταφύγια" (PDF). Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (Τμήμα Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών). December 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "Node: Μόδι (3830653313)". OpenStreetMap. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Meteora, Rock climbing". theCrag. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Μετεωρικές μονές: Συμβολή στον απαιτούμενο και ευκταίο διάλογο". Σπυρίδων Βλιώρας (Προσωπική ιστοσελίδα) (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-02.
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