Zoodochos Pigi Holy Monastery in Epitalio

The Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi, is located in the local community of Mount Athos in the municipality of Pyrgos. It is encircled by pines, olive trees and orchards, in a beautiful spot about two kilometers above the epithelia. According to the religious tradition, the location and area of the monastery was chosen and consecrated by the Virgin itself, which gave it “a source of water, healing, miraculous, life-giving”. The monastery was created between 1928-1929, following a show that appeared to a young woman in the area. Based on this, excavations were made and the water source was discovered, and at that point a small stone slab of the first Christian era was found, which was carved on both sides of the inscriptions. On one side he read: “You are the one who was encircled by the true religion and your own faith no longer exists” and on the other side: “Under the name of you, we are safe.”