Panagia Chrysopodaritissa
The Panagia Chrysopodaritissa Monastery (Greek: Μονή Παναγίας Χρυσοποδαρίτισσας) is a men's communal monastery, founded at the end of the 12th century.

Dedicated to Dormition of Theotokos and is celebrated on August 23, the day of Apodosis Dormition of Theotokos, known to the people as the "Nine days of the Theotokos". The monastery is an abode for women with the only exception on the day of the religious festival. It has been declared a protected monument by the Ministry of Culture of Greece and nowadays it is the patron of the Municipality of Erymanthos.

It is one of the oldest monasteries of Achaia, but the exact date of its foundation is unknown. It is likely that it was built at the end of the 12th century and the first temple functioned inside a cave with stalagmites on the walls of which hagiographies are preserved. Before its foundation there were hermitages in the area. Discovered 15th century frescoes as well as a 14th-century manuscript trace its foundation at least to late Byzantine times (1204 AD - 1453 AD) and earlier.

Location
It is located in mountainous Achaia, approximately in the central part of the prefecture and specifically in the historical area of ​​Nezera, administratively under the Local Community of Chrysopigi of the Municipality of Erymanthos.

It is built on a cave of Erymanthos, almost at the bottom of the Piros river valley and near its banks, surrounded by centuries-old trees and gardens. It is about 20 km by road from Chalandritsa, 40 km from Patras and 44 km from Kalavryta.

Designation
According to local folk tradition, there are three versions for the name of the monastery: either it is due to the gold dedication of a believer for the treatment of his leg or feet, invoking the help of Theotokos, or from the "golden", i.e. miraculous, leg of Theotokos who rushes to help when she is invoked, or from the fact that the icon of Theotokos was moved, when the monastery was to be built in a different location from the cave in which it had been found.

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Category:Greek Orthodox monasteries in Greece
Category:Christian monasteries established in the 12th century