Artistic expression
19.04.2026
"VIRGIN OF OLIVE PRESS" – miraculous icon of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi
Something that particularly characterizes the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi is the existence of many miraculous icons of our Virgin Mary; they have remained...
24.10.2020
The conservation study of the frescoes of the Catholicon of the Vatopedi Monastery
Dr. Christos Karydis, Assistant Professor of Preventive and Interventional Conservation at the Ionian University and Eleftherios Papaioannou, Conservator of Antiquities...
15.12.2017
The frescoes of the chapel of Agios Dimitrios, year 1721
The chapel of Agios Dimitrios is located on the north side of the narthex of the catholicon. According to tradition, it is associated with...
15.12.2017
Introduction to the Byzantine Portable Icons of the Monastery
The Byzantine icons of the Monastery are representative examples of high spirituality and artistic flourishing during the period of...
15.12.2017
Fresco of the Root of Jesse and the Childbearing Mother in the refectory of the Monastery 1786
The fresco of the Root of Jesse, within which the enthroned Virgin Mary holding the infant dominates, is located in the main (abbot's) niche...
15.12.2017
Fresco of Saint Symeon in the refectory of the Monastery, 1786
The fresco of Saint Symeon, founder of the Monastery of Chelandari, is located in the western apse of the cruciform refectory of the Monastery. The...
15.12.2017
Fresco of Saint Gennadios in the refectory of the Monastery, 1786
The fresco of Saint Gennadios, abbot of the Vatopedi Monastery, is located on the western apse of the cruciform refectory of the Monastery. A distinctive...
15.12.2017
Fresco of Saint Nicodemus in the refectory of the Monastery, 1786
The fresco of Saint Nicodemus, abbot of the Vatopedi Monastery, is located on the western apse of the cruciform refectory of the Monastery.