942 GR - Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos (1999)

Brief Description

"The small island of Pátmos in the Dodecanese is reputed to be where St John the Theologian wrote both his Gospel and the Apocalypse. A monastery dedicated to the ‘beloved disciple’ was founded there in the late 10th century and it has been a place of pilgrimage and Greek Orthodox learning ever since. The fine monastic complex dominates the island. The old settlement of Chorá, associated with it, contains many religious and secular buildings."

帕特莫斯岛的天启洞穴和圣约翰修道院

"多德卡尼斯群岛的帕特莫斯小岛由于圣约翰神学家在此创作《福音书》和《启示录》而驰名。10世纪后期，有人在这里为“挚爱 的门徒”修建了一座修道院，从此，这里便一直是一个朝圣地，也是希腊东正教学习之地。岛上占主体地位的是精美的修道院建筑群，焦耳城(Chorá)古老的 住区及其周围有许多宗教和世俗的建筑。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/942

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