Saint George Monastery at Feneos

Trip Start May 08, 2010

Trip End Jan 23, 2011

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Flag of Greece STIMFALIA, Peloponnese, Greece
Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Photos from this interesting Monastery of St. George.

Monastery of Saint George (Fonias)

Slaying a monster cannot make Ai Giorgis (St George) a murderer! He simply came from Feneos and his stamp ("Fonias"=murderer) is due to the linguistic corruption of the word “Feneos”, the location of the monastery. Built on a site with breathtaking views, this monastery imposingly commands the lake. It served as the headquarters of “Filiki Eteria” (a secret society formed in 1814 with the aim of working for the Greek Revolution). The members of this society, abbots from different monasteries and Peloponnesian chieftains, headed by Kolokotronis, met at this place to make decisions.

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Entering the Monastery	Supporting posts Comments!	Entering the Monastery	Inside the yard
The Monastery of St. George	St. George Monastery	The garden	St. George's bronze door entrance
The iconostasis	A mural of the Saint	The Monastery garden	Icons
Murals	The secret place where decisions were made	"Filiki Eteria" meeting place	Inside the Chuch