Monasteries and Churches
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Churches, chapels and monasteries are spread all over Paros and are one of
the main characteristics of the Parian scenery. They were mainly built in the
16th and 17th centuries when the church of Paros was at its height. Before the
fall of Constantinople there were, apart from the church of Ekatondapiliani,
other churches in Paros, from those of which have survived Agios Georgios Thalassitis
in Pisso Livadi (13th century),
Evangelismos of Theotokos in Marpissa (1410) and Theoskepasti at Protoria in
Naoussa. The Parian churches have wonderful frescoes, valuable icons and are
of important historical and architectural interest. The monasteries, places
of faith, but also important intellectual centres are part of the history of
the island. Built in beautiful isolated places, from outside, they look like
fortresses. During the time of the Turkish Empire there were about thirty-five
monasteries in use in Paros. Nowadays there are only five in use.The Monastery
of Longovarda on the road from Parikia to Naoussa (a male community) is well
known for its intellectual contribution to the island society and for the help
it offered to the island's inhabitants during the German occupation.
It's contributions still continue and the monastery recently gave a piece of
land of 1200 sq. metres to the "Society of Care and Protection of Wild
Animals" "Alkioni" which is open twenty four hours of the day
and is run by volunteers. The Monasteries of Thapsana, south of Elitas, Agios
Arsenios or Christ of the Forest, south of Parikia, which houses the tomb of
Agios Arsenios, Patron Saint of the island, Taxiarches, north of Parikia and
Agii Theodori, east of Angeria, are also still in use.
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