Monastery of Saint John the Theologian

The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian (also called Monastery of Saint John the Divine) is a Greek Orthodox monastery founded in 1088 in Chora on the island of Patmos. UNESCO has declared it a World Heritage site.UNESCO, World Heritage Site #942, webpage:WHC-UNESCO-942. It is built on a spot venerated by both Catholics and Eastern Orthodox as the cave where St. John the Apostle had visions.
==History==
In 1088, Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos gave the island of Patmos to the soldier-priest John Christodoulos. The greater part of the monastery was completed by Christodoulos three years later. He heavily fortified the exterior because of the threats of piracy and Seljuk Turks.http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/patmos-monastery-of-st-john.htm accessed September 15, 2007
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Category:Byzantine sacred architecture
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Category:World Heritage Sites in Greece
Category:Christian mystics
Category:Christian monasteries established in the 11th century
Category:Patmos
es:Monasterio de San Juan el Teólogo
fr:Monastère Saint-Jean-le-Théologien
it:Monastero di San Giovanni (Patmos)
ru:Монастырь Иоанна Богослова (Патмос)
sv:Sankt Johannes kloster
uk:Монастир Іоанна Богослова
vi:Tu viện thánh Gioan, "nhà thần học"
zh:圣约翰修道院