Charmaina

Charmaina (Greek: Χάρμαινα) was a medieval settlement and Eastern Orthodox bishopric.

Its exact location is unknown, but Charmaina lay on the western slopes of Mount Ossa, near modern Marmarini [Wikidata], Greece. The name is of Slavic origin, and first attested in the 11th century, when it was a bishopric.[1] It is attested as an active see through the Notitiae Episcopatuum of the Patriarchate of Constantinople until the 15th century.[1]

The settlement featured a monastery dedicated to the Panagia, which in 1277 became property of the Makrinitissa Monastery.[1]

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1. ^ a b c Koder, Johannes; Hild, Friedrich (1976). Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 1: Hellas und Thessalia (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 139\. ISBN 978-3-7001-0182-6.

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