Nowadays in Skiathos, none of the Byzantine period 
ecclesiastical monuments survives. Most of the monasteries
that remain date back to the time of Turkish occupation.
 Some of them are :
   -=> church of Christos in Kastro
   -=> the monastery of St.John of Parthenis
   -=> the monastery of St.Charalambos
   -=> the monastery of Panaghia Eikonistria ( Holy Virgin )
   -=> the monastery of Evangelistria ( Annunciation )

The monastery of Panaghia Eikonistria ( Holy Virgin ).
 The founding of the monastery is related to the finding of 
the icon, around the end of the 17th century. The icon of 
Panaghia Eikonistria was also initially kept there. The 
church is a single-naved basilica with dome. Panaghia 
Eikonistria is the patron of Skiathos.

            Eikonistria

 The interior is painted and among other frescoes there 
is one of St.Christopher with a face of a dog 
(St.Christopher is almost always painted that way 
after 16th century ).

The monastery of Evangelistria ( Annunciation ).
 This is the most known of the island’s monasteries. It was 
founded in 1794 a.C. and completed in 1806 a.C. . Then it 
was called «New Monastery» in order to distinguish it from 
the other monasteries of the island. 

            Evangelistria

 From then on the history of the monastery became part of 
island’s history. It often helped the inhabitants of Kastro 
and supported the needy. The monastery, like many in Greece,
was a refuge for freedom fighters during the War of Independence. 
There, in 1807, was raised the first Greek flag of the war.

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