Agarathos Monastery

The Agarathos Monastery, officially the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is a Greek Orthodox monastery situated near the village of Sgourokefali in the Heraklion region of central Crete, Greece.

Type: Religious locality with 11 residents
Description: monastery in Minoa Pediada Municipality, Greece
Also known as: “Moni Akarathou”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nikos Kazantzakis Museum.

Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

Museum

Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

Photo: Pylambert, Public domain.

The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is a museum in Myrtia village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, in Greece. It is 20 km south of the town of Heraklion and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis, a 9 times candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and known worldwide for his book "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is situated 4 km west of Agarathos Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sampas and Sgourokefali.

Sampas

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sampas is a village.

Sgourokefali

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sgourokefali is a village.

Astraki

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Astraki is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Agarathos Monastery.

Agarathos Monastery

Categories: human settlement and monastery
Location: Minoa Pediada, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.22696° or 35° 13′ 37″ north

Longitude

25.24952° or 25° 14′ 58″ east

Population

11

Elevation

399 metres (1,309 feet)

Open location code

8G7766GX+QR

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Russian—“Agarathos Monastery” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Agkárathoksen luostari”
Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου Αγκαράθου”
Greek: “Μονή Αγκαράθου Ηρακλείου”
Italian: “Monastero di Agarathos”
Russian: “Ангарафский монастырь | Монастырь Успения Богородицы Ангарафу”
Russian: “Ангарафу”

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