Moni Odigitrias
Moni Odigitrias is a church in Faistos, Heraklion, Crete and has about 11 residents. Moni Odigitrias is situated nearby to the hamlet Kali Limenes, as well as near the village Sivas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: one of the oldest male monasteries in Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “Hodegetria Monastery”, “Monastiri Odigitrias”, “Moní Odhiyitrías”, and “Odhiyítria Monastery”
- Postal code: 70200
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Odigitria and Lasaea.
Odigitria
Archaeological site
Odigitria is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan religious complex, which includes two tholos tombs located near the modern Odigitria Monastery in the Asterousia mountains of southern Crete. Odigitria is situated 200 metres north of Moni Odigitrias.
Lasaea
Archaeological site
Lasaea or Lasaia was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as the Lisia of the Peutinger Table, 16 M.P. to the east of Gortyna. Lasaea is situated 4 km south of Moni Odigitrias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kali Limenes and Sivas.
Kali Limenes
Hamlet
Kaloi Limenes or Kali Limenes is a village and port in the Heraklion regional unit, southern Crete, in Greece, located 70km south-west of the city of Heraklion. Kali Limenes is situated 4½ km south of Moni Odigitrias.
Sivas
Village
Photo: Rob de Vries, CC BY 2.0.
Sivas is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Moni Odigitrias.
Pitsidia
Village
Photo: Rob de Vries, CC BY 2.0.
Pitsidia is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Moni Odigitrias.
Moni Odigitrias
- Categories: monastery, Eastern Orthodox church building, museum, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Faistos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
34.97351° or 34° 58′ 25″ northLongitude
24.79984° or 24° 47′ 59″ eastPopulation
11Elevation
233 metres (764 feet)Open location code
8G66XQFX+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 735167514OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
256348Wikidata ID
Q16329573
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Greek—“Moni Odigitrias” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Odigítrian luostari”
- German: “Kloster Odigitria”
- German: “Moni Odigitrias”
- Greek: “Moní Odigítrias”
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Οδηγήτριας”
- Greek: “Μονή Οδηγήτριας Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Μονή Οδηγητρίας”
- Greek: “Μονή Οδηγήτριας”
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