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Savvatiana Monastery
Prefecture: Heraclion
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Savvatiana Monastery
Savathiana: A female monastery 23km far from Heraklon City, it is believed that it took its name from an older monastery which was built there, that of Agios Savas.
It is found above Rogdia village. It was founded in the late years of Venetian rule. One of its Abbots was the well known scholar and important intellectual, Maximos Margounios.
Those of the monks that took part in the defense of besieged Chandax were slaughtered, or were transported as captives to Constantinople. In the monastery there are the graves of the of Kokkinidi family fighters.
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Rogdia village is located 16 kilometers west of Heraklion, above the valley of Paleokastro at an altitude of 300 meters offering an amazing view of the city of Heraklion and the sea.
The inhabitants of the village, which according to the 2011 census amount 797 persons, have as main occupation farming and agriculture.
Historically the village was first mentioned in a document of 1248. Here were scattered Venetian villas, obviously serving the nearby Venetian fortress of Paleokastro and the Venetian palace of Modinos family, feudal lords of the area, which still exists.
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