MONASTIRI (monastery) photo print + art card - Preveli - Crete - GREECE
$10.00 - $40.00
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This is one of the buildings on the historic site of the Holy Monastery of Preveli that is surrounded by olive groves, cypress trees and mountains and stands high above the Libyan sea in Rethymnon, Crete, Greece.
This beautiful stone building is one of two main buildings on the site. It is part of the lower (kato) monastery of St John the Baptist.
Size: A3 digital photo print
Printed on high quality paper
Photo: Stella Tzobanakis-Dos Santos
All stelitsa home photos for sale are unedited.
*** Please note, the price is for the photo print ONLY and therefore unframed.***
This photo is one of two available in this series. They are also available as art cards (click on the 'art card' options below).
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ART CARD - glossy standard postcard style and size - 4 x 6 - Available in packs of 5, 10 & 20
art cards are all printed on thick, high-quality paper stock.
These unique, custom art cards, with stelitsa home design printed on the front and their story printed on the back are great as:
- a gift (framed)
- a way to decorate or add interest to your home as a framed or unframed print
- a way to say thank you, congratulations, thinking of you or I love you.
* Image is what appears on the front of the card
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MADE TO ORDER / CUSTOM MADE
We know you're excited, so whatever you order, we’ll get it out to you as soon as possible.
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A little story to take, treasure and tell
The oldest date related to the monastery is 1594, and it is engraved on a bell of the monastery. The monastery was probably founded during the Venetian occupation by a feudal lord known as Prevelis.
When the Turkish occupied Crete in 1649, they destroyed several church buildings and sites, among them this monastery. It was later rebuilt.
The Monastery has and extraordinary history due to the active and leading involvement of its fellow monks in national endeavours for freedom and education.
The Preveli monastery was a safe harbour and point of escape for many British, Australian and New Zealand soldiers during World War II and the Battle of Crete.
In commemoration, Australia Corporal Geoff Edwards settled in a seaside spot in Margaret River, Western Australia and called it 'Prevelly'.
