Greece
It is Moni Stavropigiaki, that was founded in the 16th century. Has played a major role in Cretan Revolts and indeed in the revolution of 1866, when there was shelter and center of rebels. There was very rich Single with large estates. In 1831 it was established that the first Greek school.
It is Moni Stavropigiaki, that was founded in the 16th century. Has played a major role in Cretan Revolts and indeed in the revolution of 1866, when there was shelter and center of rebels. There was very rich Single with large estates. In 1831 it was established that the first Greek school.
The general ledger is part of the type of two-aisled temple, dedicated to Agios Ioannis Theologian and the evangelization of the Virgin Mary, built in 1836, but has undergone subsequent repairs. The Monastery houses cells, the former was constructed together with prior’s apartment converted into a hostel, the new was constructed together with prior’s apartment in 1900, library and museum.
The collections of Preveli Monastery included:
- Image Gallery,
- Collection of vestments
- Collection of ecclesiastical utensils,
- Collecting relics.
The most important exhibits of the Museum of the Monastery are:
- Sigilio in film, on the pretext of the monastery in Moni Stavropigiaki, monastery, 1798,
- Stavros blessings of gold-plated silver, colorful enamel and semi-precious stones, 1708,
- Silver-embroidered Gospel, 1807,
- Gospel with cover from gold-plated silver, 1847,
- Gospel with silver cover, 19TH century,
- Gold Plated grail, with cover, 1847,
- Collection metal stamps 19TH century,
- Collection metal buckle, 19th-century,
- Collection gold-embroidered vestments, 19th-century,
- Collection metal ecclesiastical functional utensils.
At a distance of 20 kms west of Chania lay the remains of the Ancient Diktynna temple. A hermit location, due to a rough dirt road with deep water and sand iterchanging with pebbles, rewarding the brave ones.
The Thessaloniki Museum of Byzantine civilization presents various aspects of life during the byzantine and metabyzantine period: Art, ideology, social organization and religion.
The Venetian Walls of Heraklion is the largest you meet strongest fortress building across the Mediterranean, which did not have the luck to be in the Heritage List of UNESCO. To built this massive fort took dozens of years.
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