Agios Georgios Selinari Monastery

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The monastery of Agios Georgios Selinari ( Greek Άγιος Γεώργιος Σελιναρι Ágios Geó̱rgios Selinári ) is a monastery in the northeast of the Greek island of Crete .

The monastery, re-established in 1961, is located about 7 kilometers east of the city of Malia between Heraklion and Agios Nikolaos . In the area of ​​the monastery there is a monastery church, a small chapel, which was probably built in the 16th century, as well as a bell tower and a spring. The monastery was named after St. George . The monastery also operates a retirement home . Every year on April 23, the name day of the patron saint, a public festival is celebrated in the monastery.

gallery

  • Entrance of the monastery

  • Monastery church

  • Bell tower

  • Monastery building

  • chapel

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Selinari Monastery and Selinari Gorge , accessed on November 23, 2015
  2. ↑ a b c Selinari Monastery , accessed on November 24, 2015
  3. ↑ The Monastery of Selinari , accessed November 24, 2015 (English)