San Giovanni Theristis

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The Monastery of San Giovanni Theristis Greek: Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη του Θεριστή, is an Orthodox Christian monastery in Bivongi, Calabria, southern Italy. It is part of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese for Italy. ()

Local name: Monastero greco-ortodosso di San Giovanni Theristis Architectural style: Byzantine architectureCoordinates: 38°29'42"N, 16°28'16"E

Location

Contrada San GiovanniBivongi 89040 CalabriaItaly

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+39 0964 734017

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San Giovanni Theristis – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cattolica di Stilo, Castle of Stilo, Chiesa della Mamma Nostra, St. Francis of Assisi Church.

1 miS
Church, Forts and castles, Historical place
Cattolica di Stilo, Stilo
27 min walk • The Cattolica di Stilo is a Byzantine church in the comune of Stilo, Calabria, southern Italy. It is a national monument.
1 miS
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Castle of Stilo, Stilo
26 min walk • The Castle of Stilo or Norman Castle is a castle of the Norman period built at Stilo, Calabria in southern Italy by Roger I of Sicily upon Monte Consolino in the 11th century.
1.2 miSW
Church
Chiesa della Mamma Nostra, Pazzano
32 min walk • Mamma Nostra Church is a 17th-century church and is located in Bivongi. Its construction began in 1610 on the foundations of an earlier church that was demolished. The church was partially destroyed during the 1783 earthquake.
1.2 miS
Church
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Stilo
32 min walk • The Church of San Francesco or Church of San Francesco dei Minori is a 16th-century religious building of late Baroque style located in Stilo, in the province of Reggio Calabria. It was built next to a 14th-century watchtower.
0.9 miSW
Ruins
Miniera Garibaldi, Stilo
24 min walk • Bivongi mines are all those open mines located in the territory of the municipality of Bivongi in Calabria used in the past mainly for the extraction of galena, molybdenum and other minerals such as chalcopyrite.
1 miS
Church
Duomo di Stilo, Stilo
27 min walk • The Cathedral of Stilo, or Matrix Church, is a 16th-century late Baroque-style religious building located in Stilo, in the province of Reggio Calabria. Construction as a cathedral took place between the 12th and 14th centuries.