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The rare and precious "kodix" of the Monastery.
The Excibition
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In three consecutive rooms next to the main entrance exists a small artefacts museum with icons and many heirlooms that have survived after repeated catastrophes confirming the great wealth of the Monastery.
From these item stand out a hand-written document from the 12th century, Icons of Saint John the Theologian (16th Century) and Saint Nicholas (17th Century) as well as icons of "Enthroned Christ", "Source of Life" and "the Second Coming" (1635-1645) works attributed to the known artist of Chania, Father Emmanuel Skordili.
The collection also contains an ecclesiastical stole from the 17th Century, knee pads and shoulder capes from the 18th Century and vestments from the 19th Century. A range of wood-carved, silver bound blessing crosses and silver ecclesiastical vessels are on display and finally more recent handwritten and old style books, while others are stored in the Monastery's library.
