Kefalonia Webcam
Kefalonia WebCam

Kefalonia Weather WebCam
Kefalonia Weather

Agni Travel
Corfu Accommodation
Paxos Accommodation
Kefalonia Accommodation
Lefkada Accommodation
Crete Accommodation
Tuscany Accommodation

The Time in Greece is 12:28

   
   Search:

Kefalonia

Agni Travel Property

Kefalonia

Agni Travel Property

Kefalonia

Agni Travel Property

Kefalonia

Agni Travel Property

Kefalonia Travel Guide

Agni Travel Guides:

Corfu

Paxos

Lefkada

Kefalonia

Symi

Halki

Crete

Kalymnos

Tuscany

Join Our Newsletter
Email:  

Print this Page
Site Map

Email Page to a friend

 

Google
Kefalonia Travel Guide > Kefalonia MONASTERIES - CHURCHES > Cave and church of St Gerassimos in Lassi

Cave and church of St Gerassimos in Lassi

Back to Top of Page Saint Gerassimos in Lassi


 - Cave and church of St Gerassimos in Lassi - Kefalonia  MONASTERIES - CHURCHES - Kefalonia Travel Guide
It is often overlooked that Saint Gerassimos stayed in a hillside cave in Lassi on his arrival on the island in 1555 after leaving the island of Zakynthos where he had spent five years living as a hermit.
From the age of 46 until he was 51 years old, the saint lived in a small cave in Lassi.
The saint wished to live as a hermit craved peace and quiet but found that he was disturbed by a constant stream of visitors. This combined with the villagers begging him to establish a nunnery for their unmarried daughters, caused him to move to the Omala plain in 1560 where he rebuilt a ruined church.

Back to Top of Page St Gerassmos cave and church


 - Cave and church of St Gerassimos in Lassi - Kefalonia  MONASTERIES - CHURCHES - Kefalonia Travel Guide
St. Gerassimos's former home was a cave in Lassi. on the north side of the cave there is a natural opening measuring 30 cm by 30 cm giving the cave some natural light and a sea view.
The cave has been incorporated into a small but beautifully kept church that constitutes one of the buildings of a small hermitage attached to the monastery of St Gerassimos in Omala. From the centre of Lassi, take the steep and winding hillside road which is signposted and you will find the church on your right.
The church is open from 0700 to 130 and from 1500 to 2100.

Agni Travel


Translation Options: German French Italian



All Rights Reserved. No part of the Corfu Travel Guide web site may be reproduced without permission. Infringement will be pursued.
The Corfu Travel Guide and Kefalonia Travel Guides are brought to you by Taverna Agni and Agni Travel.
Agni Travel is the sister company of Taverna Agni and also the sponsor of the Agni Animal Welfare Fund
 
Agni Travel Office: ++30 26630 91609; Taverna Agni: ++30 26630 91142
Address: Agni Bay, Gimari, Kerkyra, Greece, TK49100 Corfu