Gouvernetos Monastery, a fortified Stauropygian monastery, 4 km W from the monastery of Agia Triada, 19 km E from Chania. It is dedicated to the Entrances of the Virgin or as it is more widely known to the Lady of the Angels. It was built during the Venetian period, in 1548, and its catholicon, on
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This is the Monastery of Genesiou tis Theotokou, located in the neighborhood of Gras Kera and belonging to the parish of Delian Kissamos. It is also known as Metochi of Panagia tis Gras Kera. The name Gras Keras (Kera Panagia the Virgin) was probably given to distinguish the monastery from another
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The history of the monastery begins in the middle of the 9th century, when it was first built by zealous monks in the Menies location of Akrotiri in honor of Saint George. The frequent and barbaric pirate raids in that area and of course against the monks forced the monks to seek a safer way of
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The Holy Monastery of Agios Georgios Karydiou belongs to the district of Apokoronos, east of the Prefecture of Chania. It is under restoration by the Archaeological Service from 1996 until today. The Monastery is also referred to as Metochi of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity of Tzagarolo
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The Parthenon nunnery is located in the Kastelli area, in the province of Kissamos, and is dedicated to Panagia Zoodocho Pigi. The establishment of the Monastery, the construction of the church and the Cemetery (on the south side) date back to 1910 under Bishop Anthimos Leledakis. The small temple
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The Monastery of Agios Ioannou Prodromos is located on the peninsula of Akrotiri, north-east. of Chania, in the area of Korakies. Its foundation dates back to the Byzantine years. The Catholic church of the Monastery and the two chapels, of Saints Andreas of Crete, Gerasimos and Akakios of the New
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The Patriarchal and Crusader Monastery of the Holy Trinity of Tzagaroli is one of the most important monastic complexes of the end of the Venetian period in Crete with a rich contribution to the History and Education of the island. It is located at the foot of the Stavros mountain range, in the
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The monastery of Chrysoskalitissa, 73 km from Chania, was built during the Venetian period on the site of the old monastery of Agios Nikolaos. It is built on steep rocks overlooking the Libyan Sea. Tradition says that one of the 90 steps is gold but sinners cannot see it. It owes its name to this.
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The Holy Cross Monastery of Chrysopigi was founded in Chania during the last period of the Venetian occupation (end of the 16th century). The founder was Chaniotis Ioannis Hartofylakas, doctor of medicine and philosophy, an important person of his time with a great influence in the society of
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