Oropos Attica-Oracle Site

The Amphiaraeion
The Amphiaraeion of Oropos (Greek: ΆμφιαρείονΩρωπού) is an archeological site in Attica. It is located on a hill about 6 km southeast of Oropos, northwest of Kalamos. It was a sanctuary and an oracle dedicated to the mythical hero Amphiaraos. It was founded in the 5th century BC when the area of Oropos belonged to the Athenians. Inside the sanctuary there was an oracle and an infirmary operating. In the area, a festival called Amphiaria used to take place every five years in honor of Amphiaraos, which included athletic competitions.

Temple of Amphiaraos
The early 4th-century BCE temple of Amphiaraos was of an unusual Doric hex style, i.e. it has six columns across the front façade between small projecting walls. Inside the temple there was the statue of Amphiaraos. Pausanias the wanderer, says that the altar was dedicated to five groups:

– Heracles, Zeus and Apollo the Healer (Παιών)
– Heroes and heroes’ wives
– Hestia, Hermes, Amphiaraos, and of the children of Amphiaros, named Amphilochos
– Aphrodite, Panacea (“all-cure”), Iaso, Hygeia, and Athena the Healer (Παιωνία)
– Nymphs and Pan; the rivers Achelous and Cephisus

Kalamos Attica – Monastery

In memory of the top secret theologian Saint Symeon, the New Theologian, and founded on the wishes of the God-bearing saint of our times, the late Elder Porphyrius the visionary, the Stavropegic and Holly Monastery of Saint Symeon the New Theologian is situated 3 kilometers away from Kalamos in a panoramic location.

“As it stands among the pines floating in the blue background of sea and sky, it composes internally and externally the holy spirit “the dove”of the inhabitants of the central county of the country. This same “dove” as it used to come down like fire from heaven and stood at the head of St. Simeon each time he was performing the mass for 48 years in front of the astonished eyes of those who participated in the sacrament, as noted in a well-known daily newspaper journalist in Athens.

The monastery was founded on July 1st, 1986 and on July 13th, 1987: on July 1st the venerable Elder Porphyrius blessed profusely greetings and prayers and cross blessing over the place of the new monastery foretelling with joy the future path within the church. On July 13 with the blessing of the foundation of the first of cells, where again attended the Elder and filed the “humble prayer”, like a precious cornerstone in the new monastery. Equally were the blessings of the holy Elders of other two of our days, the Elder Paisius and Elder Iakovos. The former gave advance blessing and admonition for the construction of the Monastery, and the second during the first steps of its church path.