St. Gerasimos is sixteenth-century Kefalonitan saint who is worshipped not only in Kefalonia, but also all over Greece. His monastery attracts many faithfuls. The church in the photo above is newly constructed, and it was closed when we visited there. But the more important church where the corpus of the saint still lies is situated just behind this big new church. The nunnery founded by Gerasimos in 1554 is still active.
The photo below is the inside of the church of St. Gerasimos. The silver coffin at the left, in front of the iconostasis is where St. Gerasimos lies. The lid of the coffin is opened when there is some important festivity, and the people can pray to him directly.
Inside this church, there is a narrow radder with which one can descend into the underground cell where St. Gerasimos was used to pray and contemprate. I went into it and saw the first chamber. There is small hall in the wall through which one can crawl into the second chamber where Gerasimos prayed. I did not try, but according to the guy who crawled into it, there is just another room similar to the first one, but there wasn't anything particular he could recognise.
Two ostriches kept in the monastery. Are they for consumption? Anyway, the nuns were cultivating all kinds of fruits and vegetables, besides many roses in the garden.
