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Type: Cross-in-Square
Date: 14th-15th century
Description:
The Monastery is located in Phylis area (Chassia) in Parness close to the ancient castle inside a gorge. The katholicon is a two-columned, cross-in-square church dated to the 13th century. The Monastery is mentioned in Pope Innocent’s IV document as casale Curiomonaster (the Lady’s Monastery, Kyriomonastiro). It is also mentioned in more recent documents (18th century) mainly concerning landed property of the Monastery. In these documents the Monastery is referred to as Panagia or Theotokos of Klisson, or Panagia Klissiotissa of Chassia. In even more recent documents it is mentioned as Theotokos of Eklissiotissa of Chassia. Moreover, we find out abbots’ names in the Monastery from other documents of the same period.
Koder J., Hellas und Thessalia, Tabula Imperii Bizantini 1, Wien 1976, p. 140-141