Modi (Meteora)
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| Modi Modestos | |
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| Μόδι | |
 Modi or Modestos Rock (right half of the photo). Surloti Rock is on the left. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 584.5 m (1,918 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Rock formations of Greece |
| Coordinates | 39°42′57″N 21°37′47″E / 39.7158188°N 21.6296873°E[2] |
| Geography | |
  Modi Modestos Location within Greece | |
Country | Greece |
| Thessaly | |
| Trikala | |
Settlement | Kalabaka |
Modi (Greek: Μόδι), Modestos or Agiou Modestou (Greek: Αγίου Μοδέστου) is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece.[3]
Monastery of St. Modestus
[edit]The Monastery of St. Modestus (Agiou Modestou, Αγίου Μοδέστου) was built around the 12th century on Modesto (Modi) Rock. It was first mentioned in a 12th-century letter and was also mentioned in 1614. The monastery ruins (39°42′53″N 21°37′46″E / 39.714796°N 21.629437°E) can still be found on Modi Rock.[4]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Modi (Meteora).
- ↑ "Μετέωρα: Ικριωματικά καταφύγια" (PDF). Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (Τμήμα Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών). December 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ "Node: Μόδι (3830653313)". OpenStreetMap. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ↑ "Meteora, Rock climbing". theCrag. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ↑ "Μετεωρικές μονές: Συμβολή στον απαιτούμενο και ευκταίο διάλογο". Σπυρίδων Βλιώρας (Προσωπική ιστοσελίδα) (in Greek). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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