Damandrion was a village near Polichnitos, Lesvos, during the 16th century. Then it was mentioned in the metropolitan code of the Holy Metropolis of Mytilene. In the following century, many small villages of the region were destroyed by pirates or for other reasons abandoned by their residents, who then gathered to the four biggest villages in the region (Polichnitos, Vasilika, … Read More
ARCHANGEL MICHAEL MONASTERY – MANTAMADOS, LESBOS
Archangel Michael’s monastery in Mantamados, Lesbos Near Mantamados village, in the northeastern part of Lesbos, lies one of the most popular and wondrous pilgrimage sites: the old monastery of the island’s patron, Holy Archangel Michael, with the legendary embossed icon.
SAINT DEMETRIUS PILGRIMAGE CHURCH, THESSALONIKI
The church of St. Demetrios, patron saint of Thessaloniki The church of Saint Great-martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher, patron of Thessaloniki, was built in the early 5th century AD by Leontius, the prefect of Illyricum, over the Saint’s tomb. Saint Demetrios held the military office of proconsul during the reign of emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century; he was martyred … Read More
SAINT GREGORY THE THEOLOGIAN PILGRIMAGE CHURCH – NEA KARVALI, KAVALA
Saint Gregory the Theologian church is a pilgrimage site well-renowned around Greece. Nea Karvali, a small town near Kavala, got its name from the Cappadocian village Karvali, where the prominent Father of the Church and Theologian Saint Gregory of Nazianzos, Archbishop of Constantinople, was always greatly revered.
SAINT MARINA MONASTERY, ANDROS
The Holy Monastery Saint Marina monastery, together with the holy spring, lies in Apikia, north of the capital of the stunning island of Andros. The monastery is today one of the most significant pilgrimage sites along Greece.
MOUNT ATHOS – KONSTAMONITOU MONASTERY
Konstamonitou monastery – Holy Mount Athos At an altitude of 200 meters, close to the southwestern shore of the monastic state, in a picturesque and verdant place to the west of Athos’s foothills lies the Konstamonitou monastery, which was founded in the 11th century.
MOUNT ATHOS GREAT LAVRA
MOUNT ATHOS GREAT LAVRA Great Lavra, hierarchically the first among the twenty monasteries on Mount Athos, lies on the SE end of Athos peninsula. Its establisher was saint Athanasios the Athonite from Trebizond, who was also the founder of the coenobitic monasticism on the holy mountain; as a result, Great Lavra is considered to be the monastic beginning … Read More
HOLY MONASTERY OF PLATITERA – CORFU
The Platipera monastery in Corfu is located at one of the city entrances (on the way from the north). It was built in 1743 and destroyed in 1798, later on rebuilt in 1801 and in 1864 it was completed by annexing a castellated bell tower. It is dedicated to Panagia, Aghios Chrisanthos and Aghia Daria. The monastery houses an interesting … Read More
PILGRIMAGE OF SAINT SPYRIDON – CORFU
The Sacred pilgrimage Temple of the protector of Corfu, Agios Spyridon, is one of the largest pilgrimages in Greece, due to the shrine of the miraculous saint who is hoarded in the temple. The church was built in 1589 in the form Eptanisiaki Basilikis, from the Corfu family Voulgaris. Although the exterior of the decor is very austere, the interior … Read More
HOLY TRINITY (SAINT NECTARIOS) MONASTERY – AEGINA ISLAND
On the beautiful island of Aegina, in the Saronic gulf, less than an hour from Piraeus by boat, dominates the Holy Trinity monastery with the imposing church of Saint Nectarios. It is located near the village Kontos, opposite to the hill of Palaiochora (i.e. the medieval Aegina), just 6 km from the port. At the same place, during the … Read More