The Catholic Complex

31.10.2020

The restoration of the leadwork of the roof of the Catholicon of the Monastery

Petros Koufopoulos, Architect, Professor at the Department of Architecture of the University of Patras, talks about the process of restoring the roof's lead...

14.05.2011

The marble iconostasis

The monastery's catholicon originally had a marble iconostasis, which dates back to the founding of the monastery and...

14.05.2011

The midnight

The inner narthex of the catholicon of the Vatopedi Monastery, also known as the "midnight narthex", is two-story and in the usual narrow shape...

14.05.2011

The tomb of the founders

From 18th century texts we are informed that the founders of the Vatopedi Monastery are buried in the tomb under the...

14.05.2011

The simple

The second narthex of the catholicon, also known as the "liti", occupies the entire width of the church. It is a relatively wide...

14.05.2011

The exonarthex

On the west side of the building complex of the catholicon is an extremely elongated exonarthex. For the time of the erection of the terminus...

14.05.2011

The chapel of Agios Dimitrios

During the Middle Byzantine years, a chapel dedicated to Saint Demetrius was added north of the nave. The church belongs to the type of...

14.05.2011

The chapel of Saint Nicholas

During the Middle Byzantine years, a chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas was added south of the lita, consisting of a main church...