What is the historical evolution of the St. Nicholas Anapafsas Monastery?
As to the construction date of the monastery there is neither enough evidence nor written sources. It is believed that the first hermits reached the rock during the early part of the 14th century. This dating is based on the remains of the frescoes (painted in the 14th century) of the St. Antony chapel that is situated on the first floor. The monastery was totally renovated in 1510 and the present katholikon the St. Nicholas church- was built from the beginning by St. Dionysius, the Metropolitan of Larisa and priest-monk Nikanoras, the exarch of Stagoi. From the beginning of 1900 the monastery was abandoned and the desolation began. In the sixties the St. Nicholas monastery was restored and renovated by the Archeological Service of the region. Up to 1982 Father Palamas lived there. When he was forced to leave, the monastery was closed for 15 years. It was open by the priests of Kalampaka only in the summer for the tourists. It started to operate again in 1997. 3) Why was the monastery
