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Panagia Argokiliotissa

In 1836, a very old icon of Panagia (Virgin Mary)

was found at Tholos position, in the area of
Argokili on Naxos. It was thought to have been
there at least since the period of iconoclasm some
1,000 years earlier –when icons were purged.

It was deposited at the metropolitan church of

Paros and Naxos until 1841 when it was moved to
an unknown place and its traces were lost. It was
found again in Chora, Naxos in 1930 among the
icons of a local lady –thanks, it is claimed, to a
vision by a girl pupil- and was returned to Argokili.

The icon, thought to be the work of Luke the

Evangelist, is considered miraculous due to its
history. It measures 5×5.2cm and is embossed with
wax and mastic resin, depicting on one side the
Annunciation of the Virgin and on the other the
Baptism of Jesus.

Today it is kept at the monastery of Panagia

Argokiliotissa, which spreads over an area of about
2.5 hectares and includes an old church dating to
1851, a larger new church which is a landmark in
the area and a chapel dedicated to the holy water
trickling out of the rock opposite the spot where
the icon was found.

There are also 30 cells for the accommodation of

some of the faithful who flock from all over Naxos
in the thousands every year on the Day of
Zoodochos Pigi (“The Fountain of Eternal Life”),
five days after Easter, to pay their respects.

Daily 09:00 – 14:00

Argokili 22850 51220

Free

The church is reached

via 3km of asphalt
Directions for access road starting shortly
after the crossroads
for Lionas.

Accessibility for Accessible for

wheelchairs wheelchairs.

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