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.“Agios Georgios Gorgoeleimon” monastery is built on 480 meters altitude near Kato Asites settlement 30 kilometers from Heraklion city in Central Crete.
It’s the most well-preserved monastery in the area having suffered the times of the Turkish occupation and the Revolution.
The Monastery is dated since the years of the Venetian occupation in the 14th century. Its temple is devoted to St. George (Agios Georgios) and its building was complete in 1627.
During the times of the Turkish occupation it was a base of operations of the several revolutionary movements. It was also a fine resort with huge oaks covering its yard. Two of the yards trees (a plane tree and a cypress) have been announced as “protected natural monuments”. The monastery community insists on not using electricity preserving a unique atmosphere of the past during the ceremonies. The woodcut screen of the temple is a fine example of the 19th century ecclesiastical woodcarving. During the sixties this monastery was used as a children’s camp by the archbishopric foundation of Crete.
In the yard of the monastery, the visitor can see the bust of Fragias Mastrachas, a brave chieftain that was killed in a battle against the Turks in 1868 when he was 75 years old. There was also a marble lion from the years of the Venetian occupation, decorating the monastery’s fountain but it was stolen in 1990.
It’s the most well-preserved monastery in the area having suffered the times of the Turkish occupation and the Revolution.
The Monastery is dated since the years of the Venetian occupation in the 14th century. Its temple is devoted to St. George (Agios Georgios) and its building was complete in 1627.
During the times of the Turkish occupation it was a base of operations of the several revolutionary movements. It was also a fine resort with huge oaks covering its yard. Two of the yards trees (a plane tree and a cypress) have been announced as “protected natural monuments”. The monastery community insists on not using electricity preserving a unique atmosphere of the past during the ceremonies. The woodcut screen of the temple is a fine example of the 19th century ecclesiastical woodcarving. During the sixties this monastery was used as a children’s camp by the archbishopric foundation of Crete.
In the yard of the monastery, the visitor can see the bust of Fragias Mastrachas, a brave chieftain that was killed in a battle against the Turks in 1868 when he was 75 years old. There was also a marble lion from the years of the Venetian occupation, decorating the monastery’s fountain but it was stolen in 1990.
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