Agia Irini
Agia Irini is a church in Rethymno, Crete. Agia Irini is situated nearby to Old fountain, as well as near the church Agia Paraskevi.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: monastery in Rethymno Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Monastery of Agia Irini”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Armeni Nekropolis and Halevi Monastery.
Armeni Nekropolis
Archaeological site
Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Armenoi is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery on the north coast of Crete, roughly 8 kilometres south of the modern town of Rethymnon and close to the Minoan peak sanctuary at Vrysinas. Armeni Nekropolis is situated 3½ km southwest of Agia Irini.
Halevi Monastery
Monastery
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Halevi Monastery, also spelled as the Chalevi Monastery, is a Greek Orthodox abandoned monastery and extant katholikon, located close to the village of Chromonastiri, in the Rethymno region in north-central Crete, Greece. Halevi Monastery is situated 1½ km northeast of Agia Irini.
Vrysinas
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vrysinas is a mountain peak south of Rethymno reaching a peak of 858 metres. There is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan peak sanctuary. Vrysinas is situated 3 km south of Agia Irini.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roussospiti and Myloi.
Roussospiti
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roussospiti is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of the former municipality of Rethymno.
Myloi
Hamlet
Μyloi is a part of the local community of Chromonastiri of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform.
Chromonastiri
Village
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chromonastiri is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of the former municipality of Rethymno.
Agia Irini
- Categories: monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.33921° or 35° 20′ 21″ northLongitude
24.48992° or 24° 29′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8G768FQQ+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 217375139OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q56450766
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Greek—“Agia Irini” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Pyhän Irenen luostari”
- Greek: “Αγία Ειρήνη”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίας Ειρήνης, Ρέθυμνο”
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