Monastery of Komnenion
The Monastery of Komnenion (Greek: Μονή Κομνηνείου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery located near Stomio, Larissa, Greece.[1]
According to tradition it was founded in the time of Justinian I (r. 527–565), but was rebuilt in its present form by Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118).
The modern main church (katholikon) dates largely to the 16th century, with some parts from a 14th-century structure. The outer walls are decorated with large numbers of ancient and Byzantine spolia, but the surviving interior frescoes date to 1758.[1] Modern archaeological excavations have discovered traces of the Komnenian-era katholikon underneath.[1]
The monastery was destroyed by fire in 1868 and the katholikon was left ruined for over a century after; it was restored in the early 2000s by the 7th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities with European Union funds.[1] The modern has been erected around the old structure.
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Η Μονή Κομνηνείου στο Στόμιο Λάρισας" (in Greek). Larissa Ephorate of Antiquities. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- Greek Orthodox monasteries in Greece
- Buildings and structures in Larissa (regional unit)
- 12th-century architecture in Greece
- Byzantine church buildings in Greece
- Alexios I Komnenos
- 16th-century architecture in Greece