A visit to the Holy Monastery of Virgin Mary Eikosifinissa

By the D Graders young Reporters

Class Discussion

Where is the monastery?

On Paggaio Mountain between three

prefectures: Drama, Kavala, Serres

Ecclesiastically it belongs to the Holy Metropolis of Drama

How did they go there?

By a coach (bus)

What did they like the most?

• The Miracle of the two cypress trees

The wooden temple in the church

The story of the icon

Tradition says that one of the icons of St Lucas, the imprint on the wood was miraculously from the same face of the Virgin Mary distinguish a slot in the wood and not grieve, the Virgin appears with the Divine Infant on lap the wood, so the image can see the slot on the face of the Virgin Mary. The Icon of Our Lady AhiropiitosEikosifoinissa at times did wonders.

Saint German, Founder of monastery, was at a little oasis outside of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist in the Holy Land, where he had twenty (20) palm trees, there was instructed by the angel to Mary for the construction of the monastery and in memory location named «Panagia Eikosifoinissa.»

In 1920 reached the mountain Paggaio three thousand Bulgarian soldiers to steal the Holy Icon

The Bulgarian officer could not steal the icon

The Gardens with the fruit trees and vineyards and the peacocks

The mill

Source of material

Rule of the monastery: it is forbidden taking photos

http://googreece.com/eikosifinissa-the-holy-monastery-in-macedonia/

https://youtu.be/2-5d2YsODDE

https://youtu.be/-ojuOHemn7M