METÉORA
Greek Orthodox monastery of Varlaam (Barlaam), Metéora, Greece. Founded in 1517 by the brothers Theophanes and Nektarios Apsaradas from Ioannina, the monastery houses an important collection of valuable codices, reliquaries, icons and other ecclesiastical treasures. It also contains frescoes by the famous Frangos Castellanos. T.C.V. (timbre côté vue) postmarked 24 FEB 1911 in VOLOS. Reverse marked No. 120.
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