Vlatades Monastery or Vlatadon Monastery ( el, Μονή Βλατάδων) is a monastery in Ano Poli,

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. Built in the 14th century during the late era of the

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, it is a

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along with 14 other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki because of its Byzantine architecture and importance of Thessaloniki during early and medieval Christianity.

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Greek Orthodox monasteries in Greece Byzantine architecture in Thessaloniki 14th-century architecture in Greece Christian monasteries established in the 14th century World Heritage Sites in Greece {{Greece-stub