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| Church of Panagia Zerviotissa |
On the 2nd Sunday of Matthew, commemoration is made of Saint Jeremiah, who was the head of the Metochion of Panagia Zerviotissa in Stylos of Crete, which was a dependency of the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian in Patmos. We have little more information about him, except that he was murdered by the Turks in July of 1821. He is commemorated on the 2nd Sunday of Matthew because it is the same day in which is celebrated All the Saints of Patmos, and it usually falls in July.
The Monastery of Panagia Zerviotissa in Stylos of Hania, specifically in the area of the ancient city of Aptera, is about 25 kilometers from Hania. The temple dates from the 11th century when the emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) granted to Saint Christodoulos from the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian in Patmos, estates from the area of Aptera. At the end of the 11th or beginning of the 12th century, the monks from the Monastery in Patmos built this Monastery as a Metochion or Dependency.
The church is also called Monastira because of its large size, while the name Zerviotissa was given to it by some icon of Panagia Aristerokratousa. The church is also known as Serviotissa.
It is a cruciform church with an octagonal dome and its plan resembles a three-aisled basilica. Today, its fresco decoration is barely preserved.
The church is also called Monastira because of its large size, while the name Zerviotissa was given to it by some icon of Panagia Aristerokratousa. The church is also known as Serviotissa.
It is a cruciform church with an octagonal dome and its plan resembles a three-aisled basilica. Today, its fresco decoration is barely preserved.
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