The monastery of Agia Erini Chrysovalantou is found in Lykovrysi, Attica.
Set in peaceful environment, guests can experience the monastic way of life here.
Agia Eirini Chrysovalantou turned into the abbess of the monastery all through the ninth century, the place she engaged herself in vigils and prayer. She developed the present of foresight and after her demise at 102, she endured to be a miracle worker.
Many prayers for Agia Eirini's intercessions are continuously answered and she is more often than not familiar for her miracles for mothers who're unable to conceive, with couples from throughout Greece and the world coming here to wish to the magnificent icon of Agia Eirini Chrysovalantou, to be able to fall pregnant.
Agia Eirini in her youth turned into promised to the Emperor Michael in marriage. in its place of allowing her existence to go in that direction, she decided to serve the Lord as a substitute. She had many spiritual gifts and performed many first rate works for Christ.
at the start born in Cappadocia, her household was wealthy and aristocratic and this is how she came to be engaged to the emperor. Irene's sister married Vardas, the brother of the Empress Theodora, who introduced icons again into the Orthodox Christian Church.
On a event to Constantinople, Eirini requested to communicate to a recluse named Ioannikos. He had a vision that foresaw how crucial Irene could be to the church. He noted, "Welcome Eirini, Servant of God. Proceed to the Imperial city in pleasure since the convent of Chrysovalantou wants you in the neighborhood." Eirini finally determined to heed this vision and he or she dedicated her life to the monastery.
individuals who want to be given a blessing from Agia Eirini are provided a piece of apple, as it is declared that one night Agia Eirini heard a voice telling her to welcome a sailor who would bring fruit to her that day. Nuns discovered the sailor outside the gate and brought him to the Abbess.
He told her he became from the Island of Patmos (where in response to legend John the Evangelist had lived in a cave). He and his shipmates had been crusing previous the a ways end of the island after they heard an old man shouting for them to stop. but the coast become rocky, so the sailors made to continue on. but the historic man — who turned into John the Apostle and Evangelist — shouted again, and the ship stopped nonetheless in the water. The historic fellow walked across the waves to the ship and took three apples out of his clothes. He advised the sailors the apples have been from Paradise, and that they were to provide them to the Patriarch Methodios. Then he took out three extra very big and fragrant apples from Paradise and asked the sailors to give them to Abbess Irene at the Chrysovalantou Monastery. Then John disappeared and the ship moved ahead within the water again.
Agia Eirini ate a chunk of 1 of the apples day by day for forty days, and no other meals or water. And when she ate a bit, her mouth grew to become so aromatic that all the nuns within the monastery might smell it. She gave the 2nd apple to the nuns for them to divide and consume, and that they too became fragrant and intensely happy. The third apple she kept uneaten unless eventually she consumed it shortly earlier than her demise.
That accounts for the three apples seen in icons of Irene and that is why ladies are given a small piece of apple blessed on the monastery and informed to quick for 3 days before they eat it.
for those who are unable to return to the monastery in Athens, many Greek Orthodox monasteries in the Diaspora are additionally named in honour of Agia Eirini and also offer apples that have been given a blessing.
Many couples truly choose to provide their infant the name or middle name Chrysovalantou for a lady and Chysovalantos for a boy, in honour of Agia Eirini, who they prayed to for thought.
guests are able to dwell here for as long as they wish, as the monastery has many visitor rooms (a separate area for men and for ladies) and is open all 12 months round. throughout your dwell, you should recognize that nuns listed below are at all times fasting and simplest offer fruits and nuts, although, guests can deliver food with them when staying in a single day.
friends need to gown as it should be and shorts and brief skirts are forbidden.
handle: 17 Lykovrisi, Athens, 14123
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