Filerimos Monastery 03 Jul 2022

The Monastery of Panagia Filerimos is located on a hill above Ialyssos, about 10 km from Rhodes Town. The monastery is dedicated to Virgin Mary the Life-Giving Source (Zoodochos Pighi) and its architecture is much different than the usual monasteries in Greece. It was constructed with a stone in a Gothic style, on the site of an older Byzantine monastery.
The monastery was built in the 15th century by the Knights of Saint John, who had conquered the island that time. Inside, there was the holy icon of the Virgin…
The monastery was built in the 15th century by the Knights of Saint John, who had conquered the island that time. Inside, there was the holy icon of the Virgin…
When the Ottomans conquered the island in 1523, the Knights left and took the icon with them. After floating in Italy, Malta, France, and Russia, this icon is…
In the region around the monastery, there are the ruins of a baptistery in the shape of a cross, the remains of Ancient Ialyssos and an underground church of…
VILLA PALEOS HILLSIDE Filerimos
Church of our Lady of Filerimos
The interior of the church of our Lady of Filerimos
Copy of the miracle-working icon
The interior of the church of our Lady of Filerimos
Path to the Filerimos Cross - On top of this path, up on a hill with an amazing view, there is a huge cross, while on the one side of the path, there are…