Pyxari
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| other_name = Πυξάρι
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| location = Meteora
| country = Greece
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Pyxari or Pixari ({{langx|el|Πυξάρι}}) is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece.{{cite web|title=Meteora, Rock climbing|website=theCrag|date=2016-05-11|url=https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/greece/meteora|access-date=2022-06-03}} 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 ({{coord|39.712166|21.621643|display=inline|name=Monastery of St. Anthony}}).{{cite web|title=Μετεωρικές μονές: Συμβολή στον απαιτούμενο και ευκταίο διάλογο|website=Σπυρίδων Βλιώρας (Προσωπική ιστοσελίδα)|url=https://www.vlioras.gr/Personal/Interests/Articles/2017.05.26.Meteora.htm|language=el|access-date=2022-06-02}} It is located just to the east of the Monastery of Saint Gregory the Theologian.{{cite book|last=Provatakis|first=Theocharis M.|year=2006|title=Meteora: History of monasteries and monasticism|place=Athens|publisher=Michalis Toubis Publications S.A.|ISBN=960-540-095-2|pages=98}}
The historic Cell of Constantius (Κελί του Κωνστάντιου) ({{coord|39.7142225|21.6249977|display=inline|name=Cell of Constantius}}) is located to the northeast of Pyxari Rock.{{cite web|title=Node: Κελί του Κωνστάντιου (4382301210)|website=OpenStreetMap|date=2020-04-26|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4382301210|access-date=2022-06-03}}
Other hermitages or monasteries at Pyxari include:[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/236509417910192383/ Map of Monasteries, Meteora]. Baedeker, PlanetWare.
- {{ill|Hermitage of Saint Gregory the Theologian|bg|Свети Григорий (Метеора)}} (Ασκηταριά Αγίου Γρηγορίου του Θεολόγου) ({{coord|39.7123978|21.6215300|display=inline|name=Hermitage of Saint Gregory the Theologian}}){{cite web|title=Node: Ασκηταριά Αγίου Γρηγορίου του Θεολόγου (7451770794)|website=OpenStreetMap|date=2022-05-28|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7451770794|access-date=2022-06-03}}
- Monastery of Chrysostomos
References
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