Quiz-Religion Quiz Religious Interest Knowledge Quiz for the places of Religious Interest in Serres Total: Six (6) True/False and Multiple Choice Questions It is built in a deep ravine of Mount Menoiki, at a distance of about 12 kilometers from the city of Serres 1 / 6 During the period of the Turkish occupation, the monastery maintained its privileges and in the 19th century a Greek and priestly school operated here. Prophet Ilias Timios Prodromos Panagia Ikosifonissa Your answer is wrong. Correct! Its foundation dates back to 1270, when the hieromonk Ioannikios from Serres settled in the area, together with his orphaned nephew Joachim, renovating the dilapidated church that existed here and organizing the first monastic community.. The monastery Timios Prodromos was developed into a great spiritual center, acquired great wealth, and received the stauropigian privilege. Gennadius Scholarios, the first ecumenical patriarch after the Fall of Constantinople, also retired, died and was buried here in 1472. During the period of the Turkish occupation, the monastery maintained its privileges and in the 19th century a Greek and priestly school operated here. In 1913, as well as during the two world wars, it suffered serious damage and looting by the Bulgarians, especially its valuable archive and rich library. 2 / 6 The Koja Mustafa Mosque was built around 1519 AD by the Vizier of the Sultan Koja Mustafa. True Wrong Your answer is wrong. Correct! Because of its close resemblance to Christian temples, the people of Serres also call it the "Agia Sophia Mosque". 3 / 6 It is considered one of the most beautiful Muslim mosques in European Turkey. Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque Gingerli Mosque Ahmet Pasha Mosque Your answer is wrong. Correct! The mosque of Ahmed Pasha, which was built at the end of the 15th century, is one of the most important Ottoman monuments that survive today in Serres. It is considered one of the most beautiful Muslim mosques in European Turkey. It is rumored that it received its name from handmade icon of the Virgin. 4 / 6 It is one of the most important Christian pilgrimages in Central and Eastern Macedonia. Holy Monastery of Panagia Ikosifonissa Holy Monastery of St. Paraskevi Ascension Monastery Your answer is wrong Correct! The female Holy Monastery of Eikosifonissa, one of the most important Christian pilgrimages in Central and Eastern Macedonia. Acquaintance with the handmade icon of the Virgin from which it is rumored that it received its name, and was founded in the 6th century. A.D. from Saint Germanos and in the 11th century it acquired the cruciform status A group of buildings of the late 16th century that survive in Constantinople. 5 / 6 The architecture of the Zinzirli Mosque belongs to the school of Sinan, the great architect of the classical period of Ottoman architecture. True False Your answer is wrong. Correct! 6 / 6 Holy Dormition Monastery of Vyssiani received the nickname "Vyssiani" from the handmade icon of the Virgin Mary True False Your answer is wrong. Correct! Holy Dormition Monastery of Vyssiani received the nickname "Vyssiani" from the Byzantine village of the same name which was nearby Your score is 0% By Wordpress Quiz plugin K T2023-02-05T21:14:40+02:00
