Monasteries – Churches
Monasteries – Churches in Egialia
The monasteries of Egialia are fragments of the worship and daily life of people who renounced the worldly. People who followed the spiritual militarism of monasticism in a high value system with a focus on glorifying the greatness of God.
The many religious monuments are the “miracle” of Egialia. They gain our attention with their humility and in themselves constitute a separate unit for this place. The Christian faith has been expressed many times over the centuries throughout the region. Monasteries and churches of great religious and architectural value were built. Important pilgrimages – stations today.
Today more and more of those who follow religious tourism, come to admire the Temples of God up close. People who want to know the grandeur of their faith and come closer to their deepest existence. Believers who obey their need to understand the Divine as expressed in His places of worship.
Egialia invites you to follow the paths of faith to discover Monasteries and Holy Temples with a special and original character. Built in beautiful locations.
According to the tradition, a shipwrecked man in the Gulf of Corinth was trying to rich dry land and save his life. He suddenly saw a light in the dark […]
Upon their arrival, visitors are awed by the spiritual radiance of the area. This is a place glorifying the relationship between God and man. Thus, the Holy Monastery of Pammegiston […]
The nunnery of Ioannis Theologos, near the village Verino of Sympolitia, is yet another Monastery of the Peloponnese. Built on Agiannis mountain, the monastery overlooks an open horizon and the […]
The Holy Church of the Assumption of the Virgin or Panagia of Vergouvitsa is located in the village of Monastiri in the municipality of Egialia, at an altitude of 627 […]
The imposing and historic monastery of Akrata holds its own place among the major monasteries of Egialia and is gaining prominence in religious tourism. It is a women’s monastery, located […]
The Metropolitan Church of Faneromeni is Aigio’s principal ecclesiastical monument. Designed by Ernst Ziller and built after the devastating earthquake of 1861, it is distinguished by its Byzantine-inspired architecture, imposing […]
The Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary, widely known as Panagitsa, was rebuilt in 1894 to designs by Ernst Ziller. Its history dates back to the seventeenth century, […]
The Agia Anna settlement is an important landmark of Aigio’s modern history, established to accommodate refugees following the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922. Its simple and functional houses reflect the […]