Monastery is a photograph by Maria Coulson which was uploaded on October 4th, 2015.
Monastery
It is probably the most well known corfiot landmark. The Vlacherena monastery was founded many centuries ago on a little rocky island close to the... more
Title
Monastery
Artist
Maria Coulson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
It is probably the most well known corfiot landmark. The Vlacherena monastery was founded many centuries ago on a little rocky island close to the southern tip of the Kanoni peninsula. It was a women's monastery and according to the marble plaque above the white traditional campanile, the present chapel was built in 1685. The oldest still existing funeral gravestone dates from 1758. In 1799, when Corfu was under the rule of democratic France, it was mentioned that the church belonged to the family of the famous greek composer N.C. Mantzaros. During the 19th century, the monastery had started to decline. For information about the particulars of this photo see the blog for October 6,2015. http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/maria-coulson.html?tab=blog
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Proceeds from the sale of this photograph goes to help orphaned and abandoned children in Colombia South America.
Uploaded
October 4th, 2015
