Stavrovouni Monastery is perched on a rocky peak. Stavrovouni means Mountain of the Cross. It was founded in the 4th century by the mother of Constant

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Stavrovouni Monastery is perched on a rocky peak. Stavrovouni means Mountain of the Cross. It was founded in the 4th century by the mother of Constantine the Great, Agia Eleni, who left a fragment of the Holy Cross at the monastery.

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