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Friday 4 November 2011

Holy Trinity Monastery , Meteora , Greece

Holy Trinity monastery, in Meteora, central Greece.

The Holy Trinity Monastery (Greek: Μονή Αγίας Τριάδος) is an Orthodox monastery in central Greece. It is the oldest among those present at Meteora, having been built in 1476.

Structure
It has a small cruciform plan church. The small chapel of St. John the Baptist, carved into the rock, contains frescoes from the seventeenth century. It was richly decorated and had precious manuscripts; however, these treasures were looted during the World War II.







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