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PMR-D8457 Greece, Island of Amorgos: the Holy Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, built in a hollow of the precipitous cliffs of Mount Prophet Elijah about 300 metres above the sea. It was built in 812-13 AD to house a revered icon, rescued from the plundered Monastery of Chozeba in Palestine. Eight storeys high, it has a maximum depth of only 5 metres. View of the coast through one of the monastery windows. Keywords: picturesque, whitewashed, Chozoviotissa, architecture, heritage, historic, island hopping, Hellas, Greek Islands, Cyclades

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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Upload Date: 2019-09-04 10:27:17
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Greece, Island of Amorgos: the Holy Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa,

built in a hollow of the precipitous cliffs of Mount Prophet Elijah about 300 metres above the sea. It was built in 812-13 AD to house a revered icon, rescued from the plundered Monastery of Chozeba in Palestine. Eight storeys high, it has a maximum depth of only 5 metres. View of the coast through one of the monastery windows.
Keywords: picturesque, whitewashed, Chozoviotissa, architecture, heritage, historic, island hopping, Hellas, Greek Islands, Cyclades