Makelaria Monastery

The Makelaria Monastery (Greek: Ιερά Μονή Κοιμήσεως Θεοτόκου Μακελαριάς) is a 6th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the Peloponnese, Greece. It lies on a big rock near the villages of Lapanagoi, at a distance of 30 km from the town of Kalavryta. The monastery, one of the oldest in Greece, was founded in 532 AD and is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos

External links

• Official website of the Municipality of Kalavryta with information about the history of Makelaria Monastery^{[permanent dead link]} (In Greek)
• Monasteries of Kalavryta (in English)

38°05′55″N 21°58′52″E / 38.0987°N 21.9812°E / 38.0987; 21.9812