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Lesvos: Pilgrimage to Saint Raphael

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:21:51 GMT

I went to Lesvos last month on a tour organized by our church for pilgrimage to the monastery of Saint Rapheal. This is one of the most important monasteries on Lesvos and many people believe that it is working miracles. In our group, there were many who wanted to pray for health and sickness recovery and really believed that the saint would help them. The monastery was constructed in 1960 on t...

Athens: A church in every corner

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:21:51 GMT

As I am Turkish (and Muslim), I don't see Christian churches often, so apart from the ancient sites, the churches of Athens impressed me the most. I was in the Greek capital about 2 months ago for a conference in wine making and stayed only three days, but they were enough to see the historical centre and some easy-to-go suburbs. I think the most beautiful churches in Athens are found in the ce...

Lassithi: Panagia Kroustalenia

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:21:51 GMT

We generally like the calm of the monasteries, so whenever we pass by churches and monasteries, we usually make a stop. That is how we run on Panagia Kroustalenia, while we were driving along the Plateau of Lassithi. It was almost midday when we arrived and no people were around. The nuns had probably gone for lunch, because we saw only one at the entrance and then the monastery seemed empty. T...

Mykonos: Strange but lovely Paraportiani

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:21:51 GMT

One hot day in Mykonos, I run into a beautiful church with a strange shape. When I returned home, missing the island, I was looking in the web for photos of Mykonos and saw that the strange church had an even more strange name: it was Panagia Paraportiani. I learned that it actually consisted of five churches which ha...

Kalavryta: Wonderful Mega Spileo

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:21:51 GMT

On our way to Kalavryta by car, we met a truly wonderful monastery: the Monastery of Mega Spileo. It is built right on the edge of a rocky mountain and gives great views of the area. Its architecture is pretty unusual for a monastery, but this makes it so special. It is built around a cave where a holy icon of Virgin Mary was accidentally found. The cave can be visited till today and there is a...

Arachova: Monastery of Osios Loukas

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:21:51 GMT

From Arachova, I remember the narrow stairs, the views from the cafeterias and the Monastery of Osios Loukas. I usually do not like churches adn monasteries, but this one I loved it! We run at it by chance, while we were driving around the area. It is among greenery and built in great byzantine architecture. I was impressed to know that the Monastery was not dedicated to Apostle Loukas, but to ...