Zavordas Monastery, Greek Orthodox monastery in Deskati Municipality, Greece

Zavordas Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery on Mount Kallistrato above the Aliakmonas river, in Deskati Municipality, West Macedonia. Its katholikon, dedicated to the Transfiguration, is a cross-in-square church built in 1534, with frescoes attributed to Frangos Katelanos. The complex is arranged around a courtyard paved with grey river stones from the Bistritsa, and includes a 20-metre stone bell tower from 1873.

Nikanor, a hieromonk born in 1491, restored the church of Saint George on Mount Kallistrato and founded the Monastery of the Transfiguration around 1534, near the former village of Zavorda. It was stavropegic under the Archbishopric of Ohrid until 1767, when it passed to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. In 1947 the abbot Gabriel and the monk Gerasimos were murdered and the monastery was looted by leftist guerrillas.

The monastery's name Zavordas comes from the former village of Zavorda (Zabardo) nearby, though a tradition links it to a bey who told Saint Nikanor "zapt burda" — take what you want here — after the saint healed his son. Its feast days are the Transfiguration on 6 August and the Dormition of Saint Nikanor on 7 August, celebrated one after the other with particular solemnity.

The monastery sits at an elevated location in West Macedonia and can be reached by road from surrounding towns. Visitors should keep in mind that it is an active place of religious life, and visits are best planned during open hours.

The monastery's name may come from a local bey whose sick child was healed by Saint Nikanor; grateful, he pointed to the land and said "zapt burda" ("take from here"), which became Zavorda. The saint's relics were carried on tours to strengthen the faith of enslaved Greeks.