| Cave of Holy Fathers, Azogires |
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The cave itself is about a 45 minute walk or 15 min drive from Azogires village, up in the hills towards Spaniakos village. The rear part of the cave was closed in the 1920’s by the priest and by an earthquake but, if you are careful, you can still climb down the iron ladder into the front portion. The cave is supposed to come out in Kadros, on the other side of the mountain from its entrance, 1 1/2 kilometres underground; the water in the cave is said to be able to cure illness and it's believed by some that there are 99 pigeons living there. Over 20 meters high and more than 100 meters long the cave is accessed by ascending through its mouth which is approximately 10 by 5 meters. Once inside there are steel ladders leading you down into the cave which houses a number of wondrous dripstone formations. The Cave of the Holy Fathers has still not been fully investigated and it is relatively difficult terrain – a flashlight and sturdy hiking shoes are an absolute necessity. Any questions can be directed to the friendly locals at the nearby Alfa Cafe and Information Center. A properly surveyed map of the cave is hanging on the wall in the Alpha Kafenion in Azogires.According to one person, the Holy Fathers brought with them from Egypt either the Holy Grail or the Ark of the Covenant and that’s where they got their powers. Nobody knows what it is, but it’s supposed to be something powerful from the Jewish nation and it’s supposed to account for many of the strange and bizarre things that have happened in the village. The Holy Fathers According to the story, around 1300, there lived in Turkey a holy man called John the Hermit. In time he gathered round him some 98 followers and, becoming too popular with the local people because of the cures they carried out, John decided to pray to God to show him where they could go to live in solitude. In a dream John was told that he and his followers should go and preach the gospel in Crete. He got his band together and they set off on their voyage. Before going they had agreed that they would follow John’s orders and that if one of them died, the others would die as well. Bad weather interrupted their trip and they were stranded on the island of Gavdos for 24 days waiting for the storms to clear. The day that the wind broke John was so deep in prayer that he was invisible and the 98 Holy Fathers set off without him. On arriving in Crete they discovered that John was missing and began to call for him to join them. John heard their calls and realised that his followers had gone ahead. He then spread cloak on the water he sailed from Gavdos to Crete, arriving 3 hours later.
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