Wikipedia's first sentence called it “monastery in mystras”. Today it says “former eastern orthodox monastery”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “The frescoes of Aphentiko church”. It now reads “Byzantine-era former monastery in Mystras, Greece”.
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Brontochion Monastery ( Greek : Βροντόχιον, Μονή Βροντοχίου ) is a monastery in Mystras , Greece. The abbot Pachomius incorporated into it the small church of the Hodegetria , or "Aphentikon", as the monastery's catholicon . The church was reconstructed and completed around 1310, with some scholars giving 1308-1312 as the construction dates and others 1310–1322. The despot Theodore I Palaiologos , who died in 1407, is buried here. The Hodegetria Church is the first example of what's called the "Mystras type" design. The lower floor is a three-aisled basilica, whereas above is a traditional Byzantine cross-in-square church plan. The cross-in-square, five-domed gallery is encircled by a portico that has a belfry . There are also features more typical of Constantinople , such as the use of blind arches. On the lower level the walls are covered by marble revetment, a luxurious feature, and there is also a surviving fresco of the Virgin Mary as Zoodochos Pege (Life-containing Source) in the lunette above the so-called royal door. During Ottoman rule , the monastery was converted into a mosque. Collier's encyclopedia: with bibliography and index . Hellenic Ministry of Culture . The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies . Religion past & present: encyclopedia of theology and religion. In Freeman, Evan (ed.). A Smarthistory Guide to Byzantine Art . "Ιερά Μονή Βροντοχίου (Ι. Ν. Αγίων Θεοδώρων & Παναγίας Οδηγήτριας)" [Holy Monastery of Brontochion (Holy Churches of Saint Theodores and Panagia Hodegetria]. religiousgreece.gr (in Greek) .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The frescoes of Aphentiko church Brontochion Monastery ( ) is a monastery in Mystras , Greece. The abbot Pachomius incorporated into it the small church of the Hodegetria , or "Aphentikon", as the monastery's catholicon . The church was reconstructed and completed around 1310, with some scholars giving 1308-1312 as the construction dates and others 1310-1322. Collier's encyclopedia: with bibliography and index . Hellenic Ministry of Culture . The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies . Religion past & present: encyclopedia of theology and religion.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The frescoes of Aphentiko church Brontochion Monastery ( ) is a monastery in Mystras , Greece. The abbot Pachomius incorporated into it the small church of the Hodegetria , or "Aphentikon", as the monastery's catholicon . The church was reconstructed and completed around 1310, with some scholars giving 1308-1312 as the construction dates and others 1310–1322. Collier's encyclopedia: with bibliography and index . Hellenic Ministry of Culture . The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies . Religion past & present: encyclopedia of theology and religion.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The frescoes of Aphentiko church Brontochion Monastery ( ) is a monastery in Mystras , Greece. The abbot Pachomius incorporated into it the small church of the Hodegetria , or "Aphentikon", as the monastery's catholicon . The church was reconstructed and completed around 1310, with some scholars giving 1308-1312 as the construction dates and others 1310–1322. The despot Theodore I Palaiologos , who died in 1407, is buried here.During Ottoman rule , the monastery was converted into a mosque. Collier's encyclopedia: with bibliography and index . Hellenic Ministry of Culture . The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies . Religion past & present: encyclopedia of theology and religion. "Ιερά Μονή Βροντοχίου (Ι. Ν. Αγίων Θεοδώρων & Παναγίας Οδηγήτριας)" [Holy Monastery of Brontochion (Holy Churches of Saint Theodores and Panagia Hodegetria]. religiousgreece.gr (in Greek) .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “monastery in mystras”. Today it says “former eastern orthodox monastery”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “The frescoes of Aphentiko church”. It now reads “Byzantine-era former monastery in Mystras, Greece”. Read the current article and compare.
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monastery in mystras
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former eastern orthodox monastery
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