Greece, Cyclades archipelago, Andros island: Panachrantou Monastery is located on the slope of Mount Gerakones and is the most beautiful Byzantine mon

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Greece, Cyclades archipelago, Andros island: Panachrantou Monastery is located on the slope of Mount Gerakones and is the most beautiful Byzantine monastery of Andros. According to the tradition, it was built by the Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas (963-969), upon his return from the victorious campaign against the Arabs in Crete. The monastery houses the miraculous icon of Virgin Mary, rendered by St Luke

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