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The Monastery of Panagia Kaliviani in Heraklion Prefecture Crete: The Monastery of Panagia Kaliviani is located in the inland of Crete 59 km from Heraklion city on the road Iraklion-Phaistos, in the mountainous regions between the prefectures of Rethymno and Heraklion, south Crete.
Situated at a distance of 5 km from Moires or Mires village, the monastery took its name from the closeby village of Kalivia, which is why it has been named Panagia (Virgin Mary) Kaliviani.This monastery is not very old. It probably dates from the late 19th or the early 20th century, as it is not mentioned in the 1881 list of N. Papadakis with the monasteries of Crete. The tradition says that the location where this monastery is built belonged to the property of a Turkish man. However, when a Holy Icon of the Virgin was found in this field, the Turkish administration gave this field to the Orthodox people to construct a church. This small chapel can be seen today in the yard of the Monastery and it dates from 1911. It has three aisles, each dedicated to the Birth, the Pronunciation and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Its architecture style belongs to the Byzantine era. The holy icon of the Virgin can be found inside the new chapel.
The building of the new church, of Byzantine style, begun at 1911 and was completed in 1924.The monastery also houses a girls orphanage established in 1958.
Situated at a distance of 5 km from Moires or Mires village, the monastery took its name from the closeby village of Kalivia, which is why it has been named Panagia (Virgin Mary) Kaliviani.This monastery is not very old. It probably dates from the late 19th or the early 20th century, as it is not mentioned in the 1881 list of N. Papadakis with the monasteries of Crete. The tradition says that the location where this monastery is built belonged to the property of a Turkish man. However, when a Holy Icon of the Virgin was found in this field, the Turkish administration gave this field to the Orthodox people to construct a church. This small chapel can be seen today in the yard of the Monastery and it dates from 1911. It has three aisles, each dedicated to the Birth, the Pronunciation and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Its architecture style belongs to the Byzantine era. The holy icon of the Virgin can be found inside the new chapel.
The building of the new church, of Byzantine style, begun at 1911 and was completed in 1924.The monastery also houses a girls orphanage established in 1958.
The Petrokefali village, belongs to Municipality of Mires, near the village of Sivas. Located in the middle of the Messara plain, on the road Heraklion - Mires - Matala at an altitude of 60m and with a distance of 59.3 km from Heraklion City.
The Petrokefali village was not listed in the census in 1577 by Fr. Barrazi, but refers to the next census in 1583 with 103 residents. In 1920 in the homonymous municipality we see 510 inhabitants.The residents in 1961: 670 and in 1991 there was 664 residents. The population of the town, according to the 2001 census was 733 inhabitants.
The Petrokefali village was not listed in the census in 1577 by Fr. Barrazi, but refers to the next census in 1583 with 103 residents. In 1920 in the homonymous municipality we see 510 inhabitants.The residents in 1961: 670 and in 1991 there was 664 residents. The population of the town, according to the 2001 census was 733 inhabitants.
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