Eastern Orthodox Sites

For our purposes, the Eastern Orthodox category includes ancient Byzantine sites as well as churches, monasteries and sacred sites associated with Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox and other Orthodox churches. Below is an illustrated index of the 55 Eastern Orthodox Sites profiled on Sacred Destinations so far. For photo credits, please see corresponding articles.

Featured Eastern Orthodox Sites

Daphni Monastery Attica, Greece This 11th-century Byzantine monastery and World Heritage Site is famed for the golden mosaics that cover its walls. Lalibela Lalibela, Ethiopia Lalibela is a sacred city for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, and is home to 11 remarkable rock-carved churches dating from the 12th century. Chapel of the Ark of the Covenant Axum, Ethiopia The biblical Ark of the Covenant mysteriously disappeared from Jerusalem sometime before Christ. But Ethiopians and some western theorists know exactly where it is: enshrined in this chapel in Axum.

All Eastern Orthodox Sites (by Country) Hanging Church Cairo, Egypt St. George's Church Cairo, Egypt St. Mark's Coptic Cathedral Alexandria, Egypt St. Catherine's Monastery Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt New Church of St. Mary of Zion Axum, Ethiopia Lalibela Lalibela, Ethiopia Old St. Mary of Zion Church Axum, Ethiopia Chapel of the Ark of the Covenant Axum, Ethiopia Bahar Dar Ethiopia Debre Birhan Selassie Church Gondar, Ethiopia Uspenski Cathedral Helsinki, Finland Mount Athos Greece Mikrí Mitropolí Athens, Attica, Greece Mitrópoli (Cathedral) Athens, Attica, Greece Agii Apostoli Church Athens, Attica, Greece Daphni Monastery Attica, Greece Agia Triada Monastery Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas Monastery Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Agios Stefanos Monastery Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Great Meteoron Monastery Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Roussanou Monastery Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Varlaam Monastery Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Byzantine Churches of Naxos Island Naxos Island, Cyclades, Greece Panagia Tourliani Monastery Mykonos, Greece Panagia Paraportiani Mykonos, Greece Panagia Ekatontapyliani Church Paros, Greece Cave of the Apocalypse Patmos, Greek Islands, Greece Monastery of St. John Patmos, Greek Islands, Greece Agia Sophia Church Thessaloniki, Greece Byzantine Museum Thessaloniki, Greece Panagia Chalkeon Thessaloniki, Greece Rotunda (Agios Giorgos) Thessaloniki, Greece Church of Mary Magdalene Jerusalem, Israel Church of the Nativity Bethlehem, West Bank, Israel Shepherds' Fields Bethlehem, West Bank, Israel Holy Trinity Lavra Sergiev Posad, Russia Cathedral of Christ the Savior Moscow, Russia St. Basil's Cathedral Moscow, Russia Andronikov Monastery Moscow, Russia Cathedral of the Annunciation Moscow, Russia Cathedral of the Archangel Moscow, Russia Cathedral of the Assumption Moscow, Russia St. Isaac's Cathedral St. Petersburg, Russia Cathedral of the Epiphany Moscow, Russia Russian Church Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland Maalula Monasteries Syria Al-Bara Dead Cities, Syria Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Turkey Basilica of St. John Ephesus, Turkey Church of Mary Ephesus, Turkey Akdamar Church Eastern Anatolia, Turkey Fethiye Camii (Pammakaristos Church) Istanbul, Turkey Orthodox Patriarchate and Cathedral Istanbul, Turkey Göreme Cave Churches Cappadocia, Turkey St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral Seattle, Washington, USA

Sacred Destinations Home     About     Contact     Using Images     Advertise     Blog     Twitter     Privacy Policy
Stock photos of religious art and architecture for licensing: Art History Images
Except where indicated otherwise, all content and images © 2005-11 Sacred Destinations. All rights reserved.

Sacred Destinations is an online travel guide to sacred sites, pilgrimages, holy places, religious history, sacred places, historical religious sites, archaeological sites,
religious festivals, sacred sites, spiritual retreats, religious travel and spiritual journeys.
Free content for your Google homepage or website! Get the Sacred Destinations Daily Photo Gadget

Travel resources: Spiritual Tour Directory, Sightseeing Tours, Hotels, Travel Insurance
Popular categories: Biblical Sites, Cathedrals, Catholic Shrines, Footsteps of Jesus, Luther Sites, Megalithic Mysteries
Popular sacred sites: Easter Island, Lourdes, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Oberammergau Passion Play, Shroud of Turin, Sistine Chapel, St. Mark's Basilica, St. Peter's Basilica, Stonehenge
Popular city guides: Rome, Ravenna, Ephesus, Assisi, Paris, Jerusalem
Popular maps: England Map, Italy Map, Jerusalem Map, London Map, Paris Map, Rome Map