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Between Lithines and Makrigialos there are signs for the Kapsa Monastery.
The sign post at the sea indicates the most scenic route and affords an opportunity
to stop for a swim at one of the many coves. The Kapsa Monastery is 10km from
Makrigialos, about 35km from Ierapetra, on the south coast of Crete.
The fifteenth century monastery is located high on a cliff. The sanctuary of the
church is in a cave with the body of the church extending outwards.
The eccentric monk Gerontoyannis ("Old John") is buried here and the
locals revere him as a saint because he was known to have performed miracles and
cured the sick which lead to streams of visitors to the monastery. These pilgrimages
disturbed the Turkish authorities who arrested Gerontoyannis but later let him
go free. During the last years of his life, Gerontoyannis prayed in a small cave
above the church and the two small hollows on the cave floor were supposedly made
by the holy man's knees as he prayed.
This text is cited Mar 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
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