Pilgrimage Sites in Greece
Discover 3 sacred destinations in Greece
St. John received the Book of Revelation in a cave on Patmos. The Cave of the Apocalypse remains the island's destination for pilgrims, and the monastery founded above it in 1088 carries UNESCO World Heritage listing. At Patras, St. Andrew preached and was martyred on an X-shaped cross in AD 60; his relics were returned from Rome to the city in 1964.
Pilgrimage in Greece is overwhelmingly Orthodox, and these are shared ground rather than Catholic foundations. The monastery of Panormitis, on the island of Symi, honours the Archangel Michael before a miraculous icon; its bell tower is a landmark across that stretch of the Aegean.
Panormitis
Orthodox monastery on Symi island honoring Archangel Michael with a miraculous icon and bell tower visible across the Aegean Sea.
Patmos
Greek island where St. John received the Book of Revelation in the Cave of the Apocalypse, crowned by a 1088 UNESCO monastery.
Patras
Where Saint Andrew preached, was martyred on an X-shaped cross in AD 60, and where his sacred relics returned from Rome in 1964.