Exhibit space Arkadi Monastery

Even though the Sacred Monastery of Arkadi has its geographic coordinates in Crete, it does not belong to Crete alone. It belongs to the whole of Greece, Europe, the five continents – it belongs to the whole world.

It is one of the Orthodox monasteries that accentuates the catholic and ecumenical character of the Church. Each year, the monastery welcomes and hosts visitors and pilgrims coming here from various countries and faraway civilizations. It is the point where a variety of languages, cultures and traditions come together, a meeting point for history and diversity. Nothing diminishes the unity of faith, the catholic character of the Orthodox spirit, the Ecumenical nature of ecclesiastic testimony.