Sailing Holidays in Monastery of Saint Raphael, Lesvos, North East Aegean, Greece with Sail la Vie!

Sailing Holidays in Monastery of Saint Raphael

The Monastery of Agios Raphael was built in 1963 on the ruins of previous monasteries. It is located near village Thermi, on the hill Karies. In the monastery the skulls of three Saints are kept;, Raphael, Nicholaos and Irene who were tortured in the hands of Turks and their bones were found by believers.The Monastery of Saint Raphael has become a cultural center and a spiritual cell for thousand of pilgrims, asking for miraculous cures.Today this brilliant monastic complex consists of: the main church, the Cathedral of the Holy Monastery in honor of Saint Raphael, two wings of cells, 30 cells with auxiliary spaces, a large hall, two hostels and gallery exhibiting works of Greek painters.