Panagia Keralimeniotissa

Panagia Keralimeniotissa Monastery, dedicated to the Dormition of Mother Mary, is situated deep within Faflagos valley.

According to tradition, it was built by monks from Agios Prokopios (St. Procopius) Monastery, who were forced to abandon it when it was destroyed by Saracens. When they later returned to the Monastery, they brought gifts to the Virgin Mary, including a silver replica of a ship that bore an icon of the Virgin Mary on its rudder and a dedication to the ‘Kera ton Limanion’ (‘The Lady of Harbours’), which, over time, became Keralimeniotissa.

Information: Orthodox Crete

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