Evangelismos Monastery, Ikaria: The Island’s Great Monastery
Evangelismos Monastery stands as the great spiritual landmark of Ikaria, an island resting in the north Aegean where mountain ridges fall steeply toward the sea. Locals call it the Mounde monastery, and pilgrims know it as the Panagia of the Annunciation. The community holds old icons, a walled courtyard and a church that has drawn … Read more