Pyxari or Pixari () is a rock in the

Meteora The Meteora (; , ) is a rock formation in the regional unit of Trikala, in Thessaly, in northwestern Greece, hosting one of the most prominent complexes of Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox monastery, monasteries, viewed locally as se ...

rock formation A rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock (geology), rock outcrop. Rock formations are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock. The term ''rock Geological formation, formation ...

complex of

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, Greece. Pyxari is located at the southwestern edge of the Meteora rock complex.

Monasteries and hermitages

The rock has cave hermitages perched on cliffs, which were formerly inhabited by Christian ascetics. The Monastery of St. Anthony (Agiou Antoniou, Αγίου Αντωνίου) was built around the 14th century on the south side of Pyxari Rock. Only a small church has survived from the monastery (). It is located just to the east of the Monastery of Saint Gregory the Theologian. The historic Cell of Constantius (Κελί του Κωνστάντιου) () is located to the northeast of Pyxari Rock. Other hermitages or monasteries at Pyxari include: * (Ασκηταριά Αγίου Γρηγορίου του Θεολόγου) () *Monastery of Chrysostomos

References

{{Meteora Rocks of Meteora Cliff dwellings Former Christian monasteries in Greece