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Monasteries · Heraklion Prefecture
Saint Nikolaos monastery by Sternes
- Rating
- 3.6
- century
- XV
- km · Mires
- 19
Mires

Rare
Monastery relics during WWII
20 nearbyPastrikos Gorge, Ascend to Kofinas, Kofinas Peak Sanctuary
Lees het verhaal
Between the village Sternes and the Monastery Koudoumas , on the wild and arid range of Asterousia , we meet the abandoned village and the church of Saint Nicholas (Agios Nikolaos) celebrating on December 6th. The church was a dependency of the monastery Koudoumas and the settlement is mentioned in a document of 1577.
During the Second World War , in 1942, the monks of Koudoumas monastery were evicted by the Germans and took refuge in the monastery of Saint Nicholas , where they moved their relics. During the war, the monastery hosted the guerillas of the area.
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