Agios Dionysios Monastery, Olympus
monastery in Dion-Olympos Municipality, Greece
The Monastery of Agios Dionysios in Olympus (Greek: Μονή Αγίου Διονυσίου εν Ολύμπω) is a Greek Orthodox monastery on the slopes of Mount Olympus, the most important monastery in the Pieria Prefecture. It is located at the Enipeas ravine at an altitude of 850 m (40.094°N 22.429°E / 40.094; 22.429).
The original monastery, established in 1542, was destroyed by the Germans in 1943. A new monastery was established at a distance of some 5 km to the northeast of the old one, closer to the town of Litochoro (40.118°N 22.484°E / 40.118; 22.484). Today, the Agios Dionysios Monastery is a stavropegic monastery, subordinated directly to the Patriarch of Constantinople.
Beside the monasteries Kanalon and Agia Triada, Sparmos, Agios Dionysios is one of the monasteries located at Mount Olympus.
Name
Originally the name of the ancient monastery was Agia Triada (Greek: Αγία Τριάδα) meaning Holy Trinity. In time however, the name of its founder, Saint Dionysios of Olympus, has prevailed. The new monastery was named directly after Saint Dionysios.
Old Monastery
The old monastery was founded and devoted to the Holy Trinity by Saint Dionysios in 1542.
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