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=== Monastery of St. Stephen ===
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The [[Monastery of Saint Stephen (Meteora)|Monastery of St. Stephen]] is located on a plateau-like structure. The original monastery was believed to have been built in the 14th century, however, a new [[katholikon]] was built in 1798 making it the newest of all the meteorite structures.<ref name=":6">"Holy Monastery of Saint Stephen." ''Kalampaka.com'', 10 July 2016, https://www.kalampaka.com/en/meteora-monasteries/monastery-of-saint-stephen/ .</ref> The monastery is made up of many buildings including new katholikon, the "[[hestia]]" (kitchen), an old refectory that has since become a museum, and an assortment of rooms with different purposes.<ref>Nicol, Donald MacGillivray. Meteora : The Rock Monasteries of Thessaly by Donald M Nicol. Chapman and Hall, 1963. EBSCOhost, search-ebscohost-com.holycross.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat06787a&AN=chc.b1193287&site=eds-live&scope=site. p. 164-166</ref> These include workrooms for paintings, embroidery, incense-making, and needlework. The church's interior was decorated with [[fresco]]es on the inside for a short period after 1545. However, during the [[World war]]s, the [[Monastery|monasteries]] were bombed heavily and ransacked in the belief that the monks were holding refugees.<ref name=":6" /> {{As of|2015}}, the Monastery of St. Stephen is home to 28 nuns after its conversion to a nunnery in 1961.<ref name=":6" />