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Agarathos Monastery
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Giwrgos&Popi
April 5, 2016
This Monastery is located 23 km. south of Heraklion, and is considered to be one of the oldest in Crete. According to written documentation, the Monastery was established in the 15th c. AD, although it is believed that its original founding is way earlier, by Nikiforos Fokas in the 10th c. AD. The monastery has the plan of a fort, not unusual for Crete, and the main church is shaped like a cross with a central dome. Ever since the Venetian domination, the monastery developed an educational role, and many high priests studied and preached there, while later on a number of them became distinctive Patriarchs, such as Kirillos Loukaris, Meletios Pigas etc. The visitor can see parts of the monastery, like the cells, the main church and a magnificent Church Museum with precious objects. The monks nowadays are working in their fields, growing a lot of organic products.
This Monastery is located 23 km. south of Heraklion, and is considered to be one of the oldest in Crete. According to written documentation, the Monastery was established in the 15th c. AD, although it is believed that its original founding is way earlier, by Nikiforos Fokas in the 10th c. AD. The…
Argiro
April 13, 2016
Τhe fortified monastery of Agarathos is located in a wooded location at an altitude of 538m near Episkopi.The male monastery, especially during the Venetian Era was one of the richest in Crete owning several other monasteries in Heraklion and Lassithi prefectures.It is considered the first in the hierarchy of the monasteries of the island.The name is taken after the plant Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruticosa),named agarathia in Cretan dialect.According to the tradition below such a plant a monk found once the icon of Panagia (Virgin Mary) and he later built the church of Panagia on the same site.In front of the church you will see a pomegranate tree with a candle near its trunk.The pomegranate is said to be the initial plant of agarathia, which was turned miraculously to a tree.The church of the monastery is double-aisled, with one aisle dedicated to the Assumption (celebr. 15 August) and the other to Saint Menas (celebr. 11 November).There is a very old icon of the Virgin Mary.Visitors of the monastery can be hosted in the guesthouse and the dining room of the monastery and admire the library with the old manuscripts.Outside the monastery, there is the old church of St. Raphael.
Τhe fortified monastery of Agarathos is located in a wooded location at an altitude of 538m near Episkopi.The male monastery, especially during the Venetian Era was one of the richest in Crete owning several other monasteries in Heraklion and Lassithi prefectures.It is considered the first in the hi…
Aristeidis
March 4, 2016
Small renovated monastry
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