Roussanou Monastery | Meteora, Greece
Roussanou Monastery is one of the six active monasteries in Meteora. It sits on top of a narrow, but very steep, rock. One unique thing about the monastery is that the building’s outer walls extend to the edges of the rock’s top surface. This creates a stunning view which gives the impression that the monastery is part of the rock itself.
The Roussanou Monastery name is somewhat of a mystery, because it was actually dedicated to Agia Varvara (Saint Barbara). Some speculate that Roussanou comes from the name of a hermit, named – Rousanos, who may have occupied the rock before the building was built. Another assumption is that it was named after two Russian monks who built the original construction.
The Roussanou Monastery was built in the 16th century. Some sources cite the year 1545, while others state the period between 1527 and 1529. Yet others claim that the very original building, which was later destroyed, may have been started as far back as the 13th century.
In either case, The Roussanou Monastery took its present day form during the 16th century when it was founded by two brothers – Ioasaf and Maximus of Ioannina. They received permission from the bishop of Larissa Vissarion and the abbot of the monastery of Great Meteoron to settle on the rock as monks. During World War II the Roussanou Monastery was damaged and even looted. It was later restored in 1980 by the local Archeological Service. Since 1980 it has been inhabited by full-time resident nuns.
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