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The monastery of Chrysopigi was already active in 1577, when it was first mentioned. It is located near the village of Pyrgou, 25 km southeast of Heraklion.

The Chrysopolitissa church is like the Archangelos Michael church also located close to the old port in southwestern direction. The church was built during the Ottoman era and was restored in 1783. Today the Chrysopolitissa church lies in ruins.

The Chrysoskalitissa Convent was built in the 17th century. Rebuilt in 1894, only a monk and a nun live in the building and maintain it.

Chrysoskalitissa Monastery was built on top of a cliff overlooking the sea during the Venetian rule in Crete (1205–1669).

Presumably, the cemetery was established at the end of the 19th century. According to maps and epigraphic data, it already existed in the 1880s. The cemetery was operating after WWII, the latest preserved gravestone relates to the 1960s.

The exact date of the establishment of the cemetery is unknown, however the oldest tombstone dates back to 1885. The cemetery has around 300 gravestones and is well-maintained.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged in the 19th century. The earliest preserved gravestone relates to the mid-19th century. First, it appears on cadastral maps of 1865. The site is unfenced.

The church of Agia Paraskevi in Heraklion was inaugurated in 1910.

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