Vlatades Monastery

Vlatades Monastery or Vlatadon Monastery (Greek: Μονή Βλατάδων) is a monastery in Ano Poli, Thessaloniki, Greece. Built in the 14th century during the late era of the Byzantine Empire, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with 14 other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki because of its Byzantine architecture and importance of Thessaloniki during early and medieval Christianity.^[1] It is believed to have been built on the former site of Jason's house.^[2] In 2005, a manuscript of Galen's Peri Alypias was discovered in the monastery's library.^[3]

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