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Cave and church of St Gerassimos in Lassi

- Cave and church of St Gerassimos in Lassi - Kefalonia MONASTERIES - CHURCHES - Kefalonia Travel Guide
[Saint Gerassimos in Lassi] [St Gerassmos cave and church]

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- Cave and church of St Gerassimos in Lassi - Kefalonia MONASTERIES - CHURCHES - Kefalonia Travel Guide
It is often overlooked that Saint Gerassimos stayed in a hillside cave in Lassi on his arrival on the island in 1555 after leaving the island of Zakynthos where he had spent five years living as a hermit.
From the age of 46 until he was 51 years old, the saint lived in a small cave in Lassi.
The saint wished to live as a hermit craved peace and quiet but found that he was disturbed by a constant stream of visitors. This combined with the villagers begging him to establish a nunnery for their unmarried daughters, caused him to move to the Omala plain in 1560 where he rebuilt a ruined church.

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- Cave and church of St Gerassimos in Lassi - Kefalonia MONASTERIES - CHURCHES - Kefalonia Travel Guide
St. Gerassimos's former home was a cave in Lassi. on the north side of the cave there is a natural opening measuring 30 cm by 30 cm giving the cave some natural light and a sea view.
The cave has been incorporated into a small but beautifully kept church that constitutes one of the buildings of a small hermitage attached to the monastery of St Gerassimos in Omala. From the centre of Lassi, take the steep and winding hillside road which is signposted and you will find the church on your right.
The church is open from 0700 to 130 and from 1500 to 2100.

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