Gonia Monastery
Μονή Γωνιάς | |
Location of the monastery in Crete | |
Interactive map of Gonia Monastery | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
| Dedicated to | Dormition of the Virgin Mary |
| Celebration date | August 15: Dormition |
| Archdiocese | Church of Crete |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Monastery |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completion date | 9th century |
| Site | |
| Location | Kolymvari, near Chania, Crete |
| Country | Greece |
| Coordinates | 35°33′2″N 23°46′36″E / 35.55056°N 23.77667°E |
The Gonia Monastery (Greek: Μονή Γωνιάς), also known as the Monastery of Our Lady of Gonia or the Monastery of Panagia Hodegetria (Μονή της Οδηγήτριας), is a Greek Orthodox monastery located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Kolymvari and approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Chania, on the southeast coast of the Rodopos peninsula in Crete, Greece, overlooking the Gulf of Chania.
The monastery was given the same name as Hodegon Monastery in Constantinople. Both were named in honor of the sacred icon painted by Luke the Evangelist. The icon featured the Virgin and Child and it is traditionally called Hodegetria ("She who shows the Way"). Some churches adopted the name Madonna of Constantinopli in honor of the Hodegetria icon.