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Athens monasteries
Athens monasteries are located around Attica, Kaisariani, Dafni, Pentelis, Pantokratoros, Kleiston and of course not exclude the small churches at Plaka that were a part of monasteries.
Petraki Monastery
Moni Petraki (and Asomaton as its full name is), is located at Kolonaki area, near Evagelismos metro. The monastery is mentioned first since it is there for around thousand years, as the rest of Plaka churches, buildings of the 11th century.
Its history starts at 1673, when monk Parthenios Petrakis buys and restores the byzantine building. Six members of his family continue his effort, to preserve Orthodox estates around occupied by Ottomans Athens. So, monasteries from Parnitha mountain, more than 170 private properties were being bought by the monastery between 1672-1819, and not donated. So Petraki funds the Dekas school (from 1806 to 1821) that was operating in Athens since 1750. Actually Dionysios Petrakis was a member of Filomousou Company, an education institute that operated before Greek Independence War, that carries the same name with the square at Kydathineon.
The estates that were donated to the modern Greek state are Rizarios school, Academy of Athens in 1859, NTUA at 1867, Evagelismos hospital at 1880, British School of Athens at 1884, for Gennadios Library at 1922, and many more.
Kaisariani at Immitos
Kaisariani monastery was supporting Athens for centuries, but was abandoned recently. Today it is visitable as an archeological space- museum and is easily accessible by car.
Saint Filothei Monastery
A destroyed today. You can read more for Saint Filothei here.
Remaining churches are Kapnikarea, Saint Theodoroi, Saint Asomatoi, Monastiraki and Ragavas at Plaka. Discover Plaka churches here!