Trooditissa Monastery
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Trooditissa Monastery, is situated on the southern slopes of the Troödos Mountains on the island of Cyprus
. It is an orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
It was founded in 990, but the current building dates back to 1731. It is built at an altitude of 1,500m (4566 feet) and the closest village is Plátres
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Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. It is an orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
It was founded in 990, but the current building dates back to 1731. It is built at an altitude of 1,500m (4566 feet) and the closest village is Plátres
Plátres
-References:*Dubin, M.S. The Rough Guide to Cyprus. Rough Guides Ltd. pp. 552. ISBN 978-1843534563*Hellander, P.D. Cyprus. Lonely Planet Publications. pp. 224. ISBN 978-1740591225-External links:* * *...
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