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MONI GORGOLAINI (Monastery) HERAKLIO
The Gorgoliani Monastery near the village, has a Venetian fountain
dated 1617. The fountain had a beautiful marble representation of a lion's head
which was stolen in 1991. The monastery was probably built during the last years
of the Venetian occupation of Crete; the Turks destroyed it three times and each
time it was rebuilt. The monastery played an important role in the rebellions
because of its position in the mountains. Revolutionary assemblies were frequently
held in the monastery. The famous Captain Mastrachas was killed near the monastery
in 1868 and is buried in the monastery. The church of the monastery is a double-aisle
basilica dedicated to Agios Georgios and Agios Nikolaos. The name of the monastery
probably comes from Gorgo-eleimon which means swiftly merciful.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
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