Administrative Region : Thessaly
Regional unit : Karditsa
Moni Rentinas (Μονή Ρεντίνας) Karditsa
The Monastery of Rentina or the Holy Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary of Rentina[1] is a monastery in Thessaly and the Regional Unit of Karditsa at a distance of approximately 7 km. SE. from Rentina, 55 N.-SW. from Sofades and 60 km. SE. from Karditsa.[1] It is located near the borders with the Regional Units of Fthiotida and Evrytania, built in an area overgrown with oak trees. It is an important historical and religious center of the wider region[2] while since 1967 it has been declared an archaeological site.[3]
Historical information
Rentina Karditsa Holy Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary.
The Monastery of Rentina, according to tradition, was founded in the 9th-10th century, but no remains of its former premises survive. It was renovated, according to a surviving inscription, in 1579, while the current catholicon was built in 1640 at the expense of the noble family of Stavoggini or Stravoenoglou from Smokovo.[4] It is a temple of the Athonite style, decorated with frescoes from 1662, while those of the narthex date back to 1676. The frescoes of the northern chapel date back to 1743.[3] During the period of Turkish rule, the Monastery experienced a particularly great flourishing, it had many monks and metochia, even in Russia, which is why the locals called it "the Russian". It had important relics, sacred vessels and icons, many of which were lost, while the remaining ones are exhibited in the ecclesiastical museum of Rentina. It was known for its rich library and the illustrated manuscripts it preserved.[1] Since the 18th century, it has hosted a higher school of letters (an evolution of the Hidden School) which, according to local tradition, operated in an underground crypt of a chapel.
Administrative - Population data
It was first registered as a separate settlement in 1940.[5] Population censuses after World War II:
Census 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 2[6] 4[7] 1[8] 0[9] 4[10] 7[11] 7[12]
External links
Brief history of the Monastery of Rentina
Photos from the Monastery of Rentina on the website https://www.greece.com/
Depictions of founders on the monuments of Agrafa from "Archaeology and Arts" 139
References
"Holy Metropolis of Thessaly and Phanarifersala".
"HOLY MONASTERY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD RENTINA KARDITSA". Monasteries of Greece. October 31, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
"PERMANENT LIST OF DECLARED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS". listedmonuments.culture.gr. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
"Ministry of Culture and Sports | Rentina Monastery". odysseus.culture.gr. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
"EETAA - Administrative Changes of Settlements". www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
Population of Greece according to the census of March 7, 1951, p. 97 of the pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14.
Population of Greece at the census of 19 March 1961, p. 98.
Population of Greece at the census of 14 March 1971, p. 96 of pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 5 April 1981, p. 106 of pdf.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 17 March 1991, p. 126 of pdf.
Actual population of Greece - Census 2001, p. 127 of pdf.
Official Gazette of the results of the 2011 PERMANENT population census", p. 10615 (p. 141 of the pdf)
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