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{{Inprogress|[[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]]}}
The Holy '''Metropolis of Kythira and Antikythera''' (Gr:Κύθηρα, ''Cythera, Kythera'') is under the jurisdiction of the [[Church of Greece]].
*Virgin-martyr St. [[Elessa of Kythera]], d. 375 ([[August 1]])
:'''Elessa''' ''was the daughter of "Helladios of Peloponnesus". She moved to Kythira because her father could not accept her christian faith. He followed her to the island and when he found her he killed her; today this is the location of the monastery. This all occured in 375 AD. Her story is similar to St. [[Markella of Chios]] ''
*St. [['''Theodore of Korinth]] Koroni (Mani)''' ([[May 12]], c. 922):''''''Theodore''' was from Koroni (Mani) and came to the island from [[Monemvasia]]. He stayed in the abandoned chapel of Ss. Sergios and Vacchos for a year before dying c. 922. His relics were found on Kythira and in 1630 Bishop Athanasius (Valerianos) of Kythira founded a church in honour of this saint.''
*Priest-martyr St. [[Myronos of Antikythira]] ([[August 17]])
:''St. Myronos was from a wealthy family who devoted his entire life to the priesthood and establishing the Christian church during the reign of the Dekios, c. 250 AD. He dies a martyric death.''
== Churches, Monasteries and Chapels ==
*Church of St. Andrew, ''Livadi''
: This is one of the most important churches belonging to the [[metropolis]] because of its complex architecture and historically important "Hagiografies (''wall murals'') dating to the 12th and 13th century.
*Church of St. George on the Mountain
:This is a small church on the mountain between the Holy Monastery of the Hope of the Virgin Mary and the village of Avlemonas. In the area of this church, archaeologists have found a minoan templae and various vessels and effigies.
*Church of St. Demetrios
:This church is a cluster of four smaller churches/chapels with a common internal area.
'''Male Monasteries'''
*The Holy Monastery of St. Theodore of KorinthKoroni (Mani), ''Aroniadika'' village.:This monastery is founded over the small chapel dedicated to Ss. Sergios and Vacchos.
*The Holy Monastery of Hope of the Virgin Mary
:The Holy Monastery of the Hope of the Virgin Mary, known as '''Agia Moni''', was founded in 1840 by [[w:Kolokotronis|Kolokotronis]] and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary; he had promised to return to the island and assist in the construction if the Greek Revolution of 1821 would be successful. The monastery celebrates [[August 6]].