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Panagia Prousiotissa Monastery and icon history

Overview

The Panagia Prousiotissa Monastery, located in the mountains of Evrytania, Greece, is a significant religious site centered around the cave chapel of Euresis. The monastery features architectural elements including a 1754 catholicon, frescoes from 1785, and an iconostasis from 1810.

The site is home to the miraculous icon of Panagia Prousiotissa, which tradition states was brought from Prusa in Asia Minor to Greece during the Iconoclasm. The icon is adorned with a silver-gilt covering gifted by General Georgios Karaiskakis during the Greek War of Independence.

Historical records indicate the icon was moved for safety during the Greek Civil War between 1948 and 1950, being hosted at the Church of Agios Georgios in Potamoula for two separate periods.

Entities

Evrytania · Proso Monastery · Karpenisi · Potamoula · Georgios Karaiskakis

Timeline

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Panagia Prousiotissa icon history and religious significance
The Panagia Prousiotissa icon of the Proso Monastery in Evrytania has a storied history, including its origins in Asia Minor and its temporary refuge in Potamoula during the Greek Civil War.
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Panagia Prousiotissa Monastery stands in the mountains of Evrytania
The Panagia Prousiotissa Monastery in Evrytania, Greece, is a historic religious site built on steep cliffs, famous for its miraculous icon and its cave chapel.

Sources

cityportal.gr · cna.gr · diakonima.gr · dogma.gr · ekriti.gr · messinialive.gr · sinidisi.gr · stoxos.gr