The Monastery of St. Patapios (also Agios Patapios),is a monastery for women located 14km (22ft) from Loutraki,Greece at an elevation of some 700m (1120ft) on the Geraneai mountains. The monastery is within the jurisdiction of the Metropolis of Korinthos of the Church of Greece.At the insistance of father Nectarios Marmarinos (real name: Kyriakos) , the monastery, which is dedicated to St. Patapius of Thebes (December 8), was founded in 1952 by Prokopios, Metropolitan Bishop of Korinth, around the cave where the relics of Patapius were found in 1904 by Fr. Constantine Sosanis. The saints relics had been placed beneath tiles and large leaves, to protect his body from the damp, and exuded a sweet odor. On the relic there was a scroll giving Patapius's name, with a large wooden cross and some Byzantine coins.
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Driving time: 1 hour from Nafplio
