Located
about 50 kilometers east of the Town of Rethymnon, the monastery of Holy Cross in Vosako is built on
the northern slope of a plateau, in the Tallaia mountains in Mylopotamos.
Its
building has a past back to the 17th-century although its church was built in
1855, replacing an earlier church,
dating from the 14th and 15th centuries.
It is said
that the name of the monastery "Vosakos" originate from the ox-fold, composed from the Greek words βούς ,ox in English, and σηκός, in the Doric Greek dialect , fold in english.
The
monastic complex is arranged in three wings, around the main church, which is a single-aisled, vaulted church, characterized
by simple artistic features and an impressive altarpiece.
On the left
side of the church is located a fountain, built in 1673.
During the
Greek Revolution, in 1821, the Ottoman Turks burnt the Monastery and killed 18
of the 20 monks. The two, who managed to survive, returned back and reconstructed
its buildings.
After being
abandoned for more than 40 years there is only one monk taking care of it, nowadays.
There you
can find a beautiful garden with roses and different forms of cacti.
Η Ελένη Βασιλάκη είναι δημοσιογράφος. Έχει εργαστεί από το 1995 μέχρι σήμερα σε εφημερίδες και ραδιοφωνικούς σταθμούς του Ηρακλείου συνεργαζόμενη παράλληλα με ΜΜΕ στην Αθήνα. Είναι πτυχιούχος Πολιτικών Επιστημών και Δημόσιας Διοίκησης με master στη Διοίκηση Πολιτισμικών Μονάδων ενώ μιλά Αγγλικά και Ιταλικά. Λατρεύει τα ταξίδια και τις εκδρομές, τις πεζοπορίες στη φύση και τη γνωριμία με τον τόπο της και τους ανθρώπους του.