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2086 – Agiou Paulou monastery: the pavilion of Princess Mara

Posted on December 9, 2019 by athosweblog

One of the more physical proofs that there has been a woman on Athos is the Pavilion of Princess Mara, born in 1416 and a daughter of a Serbian monarch Đurađ (George) Branković . She married Ottoman Sultan Murad II for … Continue reading →

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