The Monastery of Taxiarches on Serifos: The Monastery of Agioi Taxiarches is located on the northern side of Serifos Island, close to Galani village. It is a men’s monastery built in 1572. This Monastery is dedicated to the patron saints of Serifos, the Archangels Michael and Gabriel. The Monastery served as a religious, educational and economic centre of Serifos till the late 19th century. It had many Venetian fields in its possession and was the storehouse of many treasures. That is why the Monastery had fallen victim to many pirate raids.