Agarathos Monastery

Agarathos Monastery
Μονή Αγκαράθου
Monastic church
Religion
Affiliation	Greek Orthodox Church
Region	Crete
Location
Country	Greece
Geographic coordinates	35°13′37.7″N 25°14′58.3″E / 35.227139°N 25.249528°E / 35.227139; 25.249528
Architecture
Date established	maybe second Byzantine period

Agarathos Monastery (Greek: Μονή Αγκαράθου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery situated near the village of Sgourokefali (part of Episkopi municipal unit) of the Heraklion regional unit in central Crete, Greece.^[1] It is built on a lush green location at an altitude of 538 meters, approximately 24 km east of Heraklion.