Holy Monastery (Meteora)

The Holy Monastery is a former Greek Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Kalabaka, in the Thessaly region of central Greece.

Names

Other names for monastery include:

Nea Moni 'New Monastery'
Moni Genesiou tes Theotokou 'Monastery of the Birth of the Theotokos'
Moni ton Eisodion tis Teokokou 'Monastery of the Entry of the Theotokos'
Keli tou Varlaam 'Cell of Varlaam'

Description

The monastery was mentioned in 1614, which at the time was inhabited by more than 20 monks. The monastery had also sought to gain recognition as a stavropegion. Today, only ruins remain on a narrow rock that is overshadowed by Ypsilotera Rock.
The Cave of St. Athanasius of Meteora is located next to the Holy Monastery.