The Gold Book of Patmos | Page 59

THE HOLY MONASTERY OF EVANGELISMOU (THE ANNUNCIATION) The largest nunnery on the island ,is located in the southwestern part of the island and it has an outstanding view of the bay of Kipi, as it has been built on the cliff’s edge. In 1613, the Abbot of the Monastery of St. John built a hermitage there, while in 1937, the Elder Amphilochios Makris turned the hermitage into a monastery by adding new buildings and dedicated it to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mother . The icons and the murals of the monastery are dated between the 15th and the 17th century. (The monastery can be visited daily (except Friday) from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., Τ. +30 22470 31276-31336) 59