Kato Preveli was founded during the Venetian occupation, probably by a feudal lord known as Prevelis. An inscription on a bell on the site dates the monastery to 1594; however it is likely that the monastery was built on the remains of a Byzantine monastery dating back to the late 10th century or early 11th century. Kato Preveli was destroyed by the Turks in 1821 and remains abandoned to this day.
Piso Preveli is a complex of buildings that includes abbot's quarters, cells, refectories, a bakery, a library and a museum. A magnificent two-aisled church, dedicated to St. John the Devine and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, dominates the center of the complex. Piso Preveli remains a fully functional monastery which can be visited by the public.
Preveli, along with other monasteries such as Arkadi, occupied a vital role in Crete's struggle for independence from the Turks. During the Cretan Revolution of 1866 Preveli protected many partisans from the occupying forces - thus incurring the wrath of the Turks who destroyed Piso Preveli in 1867. Piso Preveli was completely rebuilt in 1897.
During WWII Preveli became a center of resistance against the Nazis. The monastery sheltered Allied soldiers stranded on the island after the Battle of Crete. - Frequently disguising them as monks - and helped to organize their escape off the island by boat. It is partly due to the role that Preveli played during the WWII that the monastery has attained international status as a symbol of freedom and courage.
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