Panagia Portaïtissa of Kydonies / Ayvalık: the Consequences of the 1923 Population Exchange for a metochion of the Athonite Monastery of Iveron

Abstract: a late 19th century former Rum Orthodox shrine and Athonite metochion stands in the old quarter of the Aegean coastal city of Ayvalık / Kydonies. Once graced with the name Portaïtissia [Πορταϊτίσσηα] in dedication to the icon of Panagia Portaïtissa (Our Lady the Gatekeeper) preserved at Iv...

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Main Author: Vanessa R. de Obaldía
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre d'Études Balkaniques 2025-05-01
Series:Cahiers Balkaniques
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ceb/23764
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