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The Monastery of Agios Nikolaos "Lemonion" is located in the forest on the western slope of the "Stavros" mountain. Next to it is the small monastery of Agios Ioannis Kalyvitis. There is no explicit testimony about the year the Monastery was founded. The year 1742, which is written under the base of the bell tower, may be the year of its foundation or renovation. The architecture of the church of Agios Nikolaos is a single-aisle basilica. The temple is built of common mud stones. The entrance to the temple is through two doors. The interior of the temple is simply decorated. The small colored crosses and stars that decorate the dome are the work of Nikolaos Andrianos, son and student of the Salaminian iconographer Dimitrios Andrianos. In the monastery's catholicon today, four portable icons are preserved in iconostasis: of Saint Nicholas, the Infant Virgin Mary, enthroned Christ and Saint John, all works by the Athenian painter John Athanasios (18th century). Also preserved are the small icons of the dodecahorto as well as the portable image of the Great High Priest on the south wall of the catholicon. During the period of Turkish rule and the revolution of 1821, the flourishing (men's) Monastery of Agios Nikolaos was a place of refuge and accommodation for those persecuted by the Turks. This activity exhausted her financially and left her in debt. But in 1833 the newly established Greek state issued a royal decree not only did not recognize the offer of the monastery but decided to dissolve it and sell its property. Until 1966 the monastery was completely abandoned. From the year 1966, it was re-established as a women's Monastery, which operates until today. The Monastery celebrates: December 6 Abbess of the Monastery of Ag. Nikolaou: Christofora Tsironidou (The text was written by Ms. Maria Butsi). Visiting hours: Monday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM. Source of photographic material: salamina.gr