Gra Kera Monastery at Deliana

The uninhabited Gra Kera monastery by the village Deliana at province Kissamos is dedicated to the Nativity of Virgin Mary (Panagia) . The name comes after Iera Kera i.e.

Holy Lady . The monastery in 1632 became a dependency of the larger monastery of Gonia Odigitria at Kolimbari as mentioned in a document, so it was already in operation.

The temple is built in the middle of the monastery complex and bears characteristic decor of the Venetian Era. The temple was renovated and redecorated with a new temple in 1953.

Around the church we see the monks' cells, an oven, a well and a stable.