The two-day events, organised by the Holy Archdiocese of Crete and the Region of Crete on October 12-13, were successfully completed.
The occasion was the unveiling of the banner of the Agarathos Monastery during the Cretan War and the 350th anniversary of Siege of Candia and the end of Cretan War (1645-1669).
On Saturday, October 12, a scientific seminar was held at the Cultural and Conference Centre of Heraklion (Experimental Theatre Hall), titled “The Agarathos Monastery during the Venetian Period”.
Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Methodios Vernidakis was representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Metropolitan Gennadios of Botswana was the representative of Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria.