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Kefalonia Sissia Monastery: The Monastery of Sissia in Kefalonia Greece, Ionian
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 The Monastery of Sissia in Kefalonia Greece, Ionian: The Monastery of Virgin Mary of Sissia stands on a hill above Lourdas Beach, Kefalonia. Tradition says that this monastery was founded in the 13th century by Saint Francis of Assisi, the Catholic protector of animals, birds and the world of nature. This is probably how the name of the monastery derived, by its founder.
In the Medieval times, this was a very wealthy monastery and its frescoes and icons were painted by famous iconographers. In particular, the monastery was so important that in 1676 the Venetians introduced an annual march from Sissia to the Castle of Saint George in Peratata Kefalonia to celebrate the feast of Saint Mark. |
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