The Monastery of St. Anastasia the Pharmakolitria
The monastery was founded in the late IX century during the reign of the Macedonian dynasty, by the first wife of Leo the Wise, who made a lot of valuable donations. In addition to the land that fell into the ownership of the monastery, it was given unique shrines, such as: the Honest Head of St. Anastasia and a part of her right foot, as well as the scepter of Emperor Leo VI, lost during the fire of 1821, which destroyed the monastery to its foundation.
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