This monastery was probably founded in the 16th century. It played a major role in the Cretan Revolution, especially in the revolution of 1866 when it functioned as a shelter for the rebels. It was an extremely wealthy monastery owing land around the area. In 1831 the first Greek School was founded in its premises.
The Katholicon is of the type of a two-aisled church dedicated to St John the Theologian and the Annunciation. It was built in 1836 and was renovated later on. In the monastery you will see the cells, the old abbey which is now converted into a guest house, the new abbey established in 1900, the library and the museum.
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