Ypapantis Monastery
Former monastery in Kalabaka Municipality, Thessaly Region, Greece
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The Ypapantis Monastery (Greek: Μονή Υπαπαντής, lit. 'Monastery of the Presentation of Jesus'), also known as the Monastery of the Ascension of the Savior (Greek: Αναλήψεως του Σωτήρος, romanized: Analipseos tou Sotiros), is a former Greek Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Kalabaka, in the Thessaly region of central Greece.[1] The monastery is built into the side of Dimitrios Rock.
| Ypapantis Monastery | |
|---|---|
Μονή Υπαπαντής | |
The ruins of the monastery in the foreground | |
  Ypapantis Monastery Location of the former monastery in Greece | |
 Ypapantis Monastery | |
| 39°44′00″N 21°37′51″E | |
| Location | Kalabaka, Thessaly |
| Country | Greece |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodox (former) |
| History | |
| Status | Monastery (former) |
| Founder | Skete of Dupiani |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Inactive (in partial ruins) |
| Architectural type | Monastery |
| Style | Byzantine (Athonite) |
| Completed | 1367 |
Description
It was founded in 1367 by the abbot of the Skete of Dupiani. In 1765, it was restored by Athanasios Vlachavas, a local leader in the area who was a family member of Thymios Vlachavas. Today, Ypapantis Monastery (literally "Monastery of the Purification [of the Virgin Mary]") is inactive and rarely visited, although the building (39.733470°N 21.630868°E) has been restored.[1][2]
