Church of Agios Yakinthos Anogia

12km south of Anogia, at altitude of 1200m, you can find the beautiful church of the orthodox saint of Agios Yakinthos. The church is located in the middle of a forest of thousand-years-old prinos, young aspen trees and eternal rocks, in the area called Fourni. The church of Agios Yakinthos is reminiscent of a Cretan mitato, as it is a circular stone building, reminiscent of Minoan architecture.

Saint Yakinthos began to be honored in Anogia and began to become famous in the rest of Greece and the world. The spark that became the occasion for the transmission of the knowledge of Agios Yakinthos is called Loudovikos of Anogion.

The famous songwriter referring to the Saint of love says: ‘’ Saint Yakinthos as an ideology is said with three words: the saint of feelings, remembrance, and their expectation. That is the reason, when you go to Saint Yakinthos you will light two candles, one in remembrance and one in expectation. In such a place of prayer it’ necessary to remember a great love that I lost but on the other hand I can ask to find again my feelings.’’