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The '''Monastery of St. Nicholas''' in [[Metropolis of |Andros]] is, according to tradition, built in the 8th-century though it is not mentioned in any historical books until the 14th-century. This monastery houses wonderful frescos and an architecturly superb wooden screen. The Byzantine icon of [[Panagia BlachernonBlachernitissa|Panagia Blachernae]], donated by the Monastery in Constantinople of the same name, is still kept in this monastery and is myrrh-bearing.
The monastery also houses the icon of St. Nicholas, which was made by a nun named Leondia; she weaved hair from her own head into this icon. According to the locals of this Metropolis, this icon is the most active in the entire of Andros.
[[Category:Greek Monasteries]]