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Kapsa Monastery

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Nikolas
December 26, 2021
a historical religious monument
Emmanuel
July 23, 2019
Kapsa Monastery (Greek: Μονή Καψά) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery situated on the southeast coast of Crete, between the villages of Makrys Gialos in the west and Goudouras in the east. It is built on a steep, rocky mountainside near the exit of the Perivolakia gorge, which offers picturesque views of the Libyan Sea. History Kapsa monastery was most probably established in the fifteenth century, although no exact date of its establishment is known. In 1471, it was destroyed by pirates and as a result was then abandoned for centuries. In 1841, it was rebuilt by a hermit, who spent his last years in a nearby cave. Moni Kapsa is a metochion of Toplou monastery. During the Axis occupation of Crete, the monastery often sheltered Greek partisans and allied soldiers.
Kapsa Monastery (Greek: Μονή Καψά) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery situated on the southeast coast of Crete, between the villages of Makrys Gialos in the west and Goudouras in the east. It is built on a steep, rocky mountainside near the exit of the Perivolakia gorge, which offers picturesque views…
Nota
February 1, 2021
The old monastery with a fantastic view of the sea.
Elina
May 4, 2017
a male monastery with stunning views
Argiro
November 2, 2016
The monastery is situated at the mouth of Perivolakia Gorge. Its catholicon is a cavernous,two-aisled church dedicated to Saint John and the Holy Trinity;the monastery’s other buildings spread out around it.Based on the dating of the icons,it is assumed that the monastery was in existence in as early as the 13th century.

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