The monastery of Dimiova lies on the western approaches of central Taygetus, not far from Elaiochori. It dates to the early 17th century, on the basis of written sources referring to its foundation as a stavropegial monastery (subordinate directly to a synod or head of church and not to a local bishop). It was built near an ancient sacred cave that was possibly dedicated to the Spartan Orthia. The katholikon, dedicated to the Assumption of Virgin Mary, belongs to the architectural type of the domed, two-columned cross-in-square, with no narthex and apse. The dome has a cylindrical drum. A four-sided bell-tower rises at the church’s northwest corner. The church is elaborately decorated with wall-paintings by the hieromonk Damaskinos, dating to 1663, according to an inscription above the west entrance door. The wood-carved templon was made by Andreas Koroneos in 1773. The monument was severely damaged by the 1986 Kalamata earthquake and has been restored by the Archaeological Service.