Ypapantis Monastery
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| Ypapantis Monastery | |
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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 / 39.733470°N 21.630868°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 |
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.
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°44′00″N 21°37′51″E / 39.733470°N 21.630868°E) has been restored.[1][2]
