The Holy Monastery of St. Stephen

Greece / Trikala / Kalambaka /
 nunnery, orthodox christianity, UNESCO World Heritage Site, tourist attraction
The only monastery in the Meteora visible from Kalambaka, St. Stephen's was founded around 1400 and is now a Greek Orthodox nunnery.
Moni Aghiou Stefanou was founded by St. Antoninus Cantacuzene, who is thought to be a son of the Serb ruler Nicephorus II of Epirus, in c.1400.

The monastery suffered much damage in the 20th century: it was bombed during World War II and desecrated during the subsequent Civil War. In the latter period, most of the frescoes were defaced by Communist rebels.

St. Stephen's was virtually abandoned until 1961, when it became a nunnery. It is currently inhabited by 28 nuns led by Abbess Agathi Antoniou.
www.kalampaka.com/en/meteora/f_stefanos.asp
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteora#List_of_Monasteries
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Coordinates:   39°42'32"N   21°38'18"E