{"id":10043,"date":"2020-04-02T15:02:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/?page_id=10043"},"modified":"2020-04-04T08:56:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T08:56:24","slug":"monasteries-churches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/monasteries-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"Monasteries &#038; churches on Aegina island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Monasteries &amp; churches on Aegina island<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Religious life on Aegina island<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;<em>Aegina island has a great religious tradition, both obvious and hidden, expressed in a special, continuous way from the ancient years until today. The way myths and saints have related to each other is admirable and the saints that Aegina has generated are many, as are the myths that could be told about this island &#8230;..<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; <\/em>Argyro Kavroudaki in<em> &#8220;Religious life in Aegina from prehistoric time to date&#8221;<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-wrapper#fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-content{  text-align: left; }<\/style><div class=\"fusion-recent-works fusion-portfolio-element fusion-portfolio fusion-portfolio-1 fusion-portfolio-grid fusion-portfolio-paging-infinite fusion-portfolio-one fusion-portfolio-unboxed fusion-portfolio-text fusion-portfolio-text-floated fusion-portfolio-rollover\" data-id=\"-rw-1\" data-columns=\"one\"><div><ul class=\"fusion-filters\" role=\"menu\" aria-label=\"Portfolio Filters\"><li role=\"presentation\" class=\"fusion-filter fusion-filter-all fusion-active\"><a href=\"#\" data-filter=\"*\" role=\"menuitem\">All<\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\" class=\"fusion-filter fusion-hidden\"><a href=\"#\" data-filter=\".aegina-churches\" role=\"menuitem\">Aegina churches<\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\" class=\"fusion-filter fusion-hidden\"><a href=\"#\" data-filter=\".aegina-monasteries\" role=\"menuitem\">Aegina monasteries<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-wrapper .fusion-col-spacing{padding:6px;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-wrapper\" id=\"fusion-portfolio-1\" data-picturesize=\"auto\" data-pages=\"1\" style=\"margin:-6px;\"><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-10101\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post aegina-churches aegina-monasteries aegina-sights-museums-landmarks fusion-col-spacing post-10101\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:none;\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/author\/qmjqz\/\" title=\"Posts by Lizzy\" rel=\"author\">Lizzy<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-11-16T19:35:00+00:00<\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/agios-nektarios-monastery-church-aegina-healing-featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"monastery &amp; church\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/agios-nektarios-monastery-church-aegina-healing-featured-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/agios-nektarios-monastery-church-aegina-healing-featured-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/agios-nektarios-monastery-church-aegina-healing-featured-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/agios-nektarios-monastery-church-aegina-healing-featured-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/agios-nektarios-monastery-church-aegina-healing-featured.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 640px) 1060px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/agios-nektarios-church-monastery\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">Agios Nektarios | church &#038; monastery<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/agios-nektarios-church-monastery\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAgios Nektarios | church &#038; monastery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/agios-nektarios-church-monastery\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\" aria-label=\"Agios Nektarios | church &#038; monastery\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/agios-nektarios-church-monastery\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">Agios Nektarios | church &#038; monastery<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/portfolio_category\/aegina-churches\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aegina churches<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/portfolio_category\/aegina-monasteries\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aegina monasteries<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/portfolio_category\/aegina-sights-museums-landmarks\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aegina sights, museums &amp; landmarks<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>One of the most visited sites on Aegina is the church of miracle healer Agios Nektarios (Saint Nectarios) and the monastery of Agia Triada (The Holy Trinity) that is located on a higher level overlooking the church. Agios Nektarios of Aegina (1846-1920), is one of the most widely known Greek Orthodox Saints.<\/p><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/agios-nektarios-church-monastery\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\" class=\"fusion-button fusion-button-default fusion-button-default-size fusion-button-flat\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-double\"><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-10028\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post aegina-monasteries fusion-col-spacing post-10028\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:none;\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/author\/qmjqz\/\" title=\"Posts by Lizzy\" rel=\"author\">Lizzy<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2020-04-04T06:16:21+00:00<\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Monastery-of-Chrysoleontissa-aegina-healing-featured-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Monastery-of-Chrysoleontissa-aegina-healing-featured-image-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Monastery-of-Chrysoleontissa-aegina-healing-featured-image-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Monastery-of-Chrysoleontissa-aegina-healing-featured-image-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Monastery-of-Chrysoleontissa-aegina-healing-featured-image-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Monastery-of-Chrysoleontissa-aegina-healing-featured-image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 640px) 1060px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/monastery-of-panagia-chrysoleontissa\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">Monastery of Panagia Chrysoleontissa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/monastery-of-panagia-chrysoleontissa\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMonastery of Panagia Chrysoleontissa\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/monastery-of-panagia-chrysoleontissa\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\" aria-label=\"Monastery of Panagia Chrysoleontissa\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/monastery-of-panagia-chrysoleontissa\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">Monastery of Panagia Chrysoleontissa<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/portfolio_category\/aegina-monasteries\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aegina monasteries<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>One of Aegina\u2019s best-kept secrets is this beautiful early 17th-century fortified monastery which sits off in the hills of central Aegina on a high plateau, quite by itself within the bosom of nature, inhabited by only nine nuns and quite a few animals. A 30\/45-minute walk up a long road that starts across from the better-known (and far more frequented) Church and Monastery of Agios Nektarios.<\/p><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/monastery-of-panagia-chrysoleontissa\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\" class=\"fusion-button fusion-button-default fusion-button-default-size fusion-button-flat\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-double\"><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-10059\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post aegina-monasteries fusion-col-spacing post-10059\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:none;\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/author\/qmjqz\/\" title=\"Posts by Lizzy\" rel=\"author\">Lizzy<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2020-04-05T06:39:41+00:00<\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/monastery-of-agios-minas-aegina-healing-featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"located at the top of the pine forest in Agia Marina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/monastery-of-agios-minas-aegina-healing-featured-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/monastery-of-agios-minas-aegina-healing-featured-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/monastery-of-agios-minas-aegina-healing-featured-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/monastery-of-agios-minas-aegina-healing-featured-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/monastery-of-agios-minas-aegina-healing-featured.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 640px) 1060px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/monastery-of-agios-minas\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">Monastery of Agios Minas<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/monastery-of-agios-minas\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMonastery of Agios Minas\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/monastery-of-agios-minas\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\" aria-label=\"Monastery of Agios Minas\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/monastery-of-agios-minas\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">Monastery of Agios Minas<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/portfolio_category\/aegina-monasteries\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aegina monasteries<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>This monastery lies south-west of the Aphaia Temple, on a beautiful spot surrounded by pine trees. It is a women's monastery since 1956. The monastery impresses the visitor with the nun's industriousness, its organisation but also the spirituality which is obvious during the mass with the melodic voices of the nuns who chant and every other church gathering.<\/p><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/monastery-of-agios-minas\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\" class=\"fusion-button fusion-button-default fusion-button-default-size fusion-button-flat\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-double\"><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-2889\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post aegina-churches fusion-col-spacing post-2889\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:none;\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/author\/qmjqz\/\" title=\"Posts by Lizzy\" rel=\"author\">Lizzy<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-10-18T12:59:34+00:00<\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Omorfi-Eklisia-aegina-healing-featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Omorfi-Eklisia-aegina-healing-featured-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Omorfi-Eklisia-aegina-healing-featured-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Omorfi-Eklisia-aegina-healing-featured-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Omorfi-Eklisia-aegina-healing-featured-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Omorfi-Eklisia-aegina-healing-featured.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 640px) 1060px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/omorfi-eklisia-beautiful-church\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">Omorfi Eklisia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Omorfi-Eklisia-aegina-healing-featured.jpg\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"2889\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery-rw-1]\" data-title=\"Omorfi-Eklisia-aegina-healing-featured\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/omorfi-eklisia-beautiful-church\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOmorfi Eklisia\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/omorfi-eklisia-beautiful-church\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\" aria-label=\"Omorfi Eklisia\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/omorfi-eklisia-beautiful-church\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">Omorfi Eklisia<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/portfolio_category\/aegina-churches\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aegina churches<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>  Omorfi Ekklisia - \u038c\u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u03b7 \u0395\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u2013 \"Beautiful Church\" This Byzantine church is dedicated to the Saints Theodoroi Omrfi Eklisia is an aisleless barrel-vaulted church made of large dressed square blocks of poros stones of uniform size. The podium<\/p><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/omorfi-eklisia-beautiful-church\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\" class=\"fusion-button fusion-button-default fusion-button-default-size fusion-button-flat\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-double\"><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-10076\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post aegina-churches fusion-col-spacing post-10076\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:none;\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/author\/qmjqz\/\" title=\"Posts by Lizzy\" rel=\"author\">Lizzy<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2020-04-03T08:07:26+00:00<\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/faneromeni-church-aegina-healing-featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/faneromeni-church-aegina-healing-featured-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/faneromeni-church-aegina-healing-featured-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/faneromeni-church-aegina-healing-featured-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/faneromeni-church-aegina-healing-featured-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/faneromeni-church-aegina-healing-featured.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 640px) 1060px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/faneromeni-church\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">Faneromeni church<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/faneromeni-church\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFaneromeni church\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/faneromeni-church\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\" aria-label=\"Faneromeni church\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/faneromeni-church\/?portfolioCats=208%2C414\">Faneromeni church<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/portfolio_category\/aegina-churches\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aegina churches<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>At a short walk from the port of Aegina town, there is a small underground church dating from the 13th century. 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