Administrative Region : Thessaly
Regional unit : Karditsa
Moni Spilias (Μονή Σπηλιάς) Karditsa
The Monastery of Spilia or the Holy Stavropegial Convent of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Spilia is located in Thessaly and the Regional Unit of Karditsa at a distance of approximately 23 km. SW. from Anthiro and 70 km. W.-SW. from Karditsa. It is built on the outcrop of a rock, on the southwestern slopes of Mount Marathos at an altitude of 1,000 meters.[2][3]
Historical information
The Monastery of Spilia consists of two small churches. The smaller and older church (1064) is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and was frescoed in the early 17th century, while the larger church is of the Zoodochos Pigi (1736) and is the katholikon of the monastery. The first is cruciform in plan with a raised roof and the second is a three-aisled basilica with an elaborate wood-carved and gilded iconostasis from 1779.[2][4] Since 1967 it has been classified as a historical monument.[5] The icon of Panagia Spilaiotissa of the monastery is the work of Evangelist Loukas.
During the Ottoman period, the Monastery participated in the wars of 1821 with Georgios Karaiskakis frequently holding military meetings and councils, since its location was of particular strategic importance. It was also the seat of the Revolutionary Government in 1867.[3]
It is first mentioned as a settlement in 1940, when it was annexed to the community of Koumpouriana.[6] Population censuses after World War II:
Census 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 12[7] 44[8] 36[9] 32[10] 19[11] 45[12] 10[13]
References
www.arxaiologikoktimatologio.gov.gr/el/monuments_info?id=149925&type=Monument.
"Holy Metropolis of Thessaly and Fanariofersala".
"Karditsa-net - Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Spilia". www.karditsa-net.gr. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
"HOLY MONASTERY OF PANAGIAS SPILIAS AGRAFON". Monasteries of Greece. January 10, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
"PERMANENT LIST OF DECLARED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS". listedmonuments.culture.gr. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
"EETAA-Administrative Changes to Settlements". www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
Population of Greece according to the census of March 7, 1951, p. 96 of pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14.
Population of Greece at the census of 19 March 1961, p. 97.
Population of Greece at the census of 14 March 1971, p. 95 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. 107 of pdf.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 17 March 1991, p. 124 of pdf.
Actual population of Greece - Census 2001, p. 128 of pdf.
Official Gazette of the results of the 2011 PERMANENT population census", p. 10607 (p. 133 of the pdf)
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