Koxari
Encyclopedia
Koxari is a village near Iraklion (Heraklion
) in Crete
.
It is in the Municipality of Gouves
. The village is at an altitude of 180 meters and is 23.3 km from Heraklion.
The village was a feudal property of the Grego family and a part of the village was given as a dowry
to Helena Grego, who married the poet Marco Antonio Foskolo. Foskolo wrote the comedy "Furtunato" or "Fortounatos" in 1655 (see Greeklish
).
Near Koxari is the "Keras Eleousas" monastery
. Koxari belonged to the Latin Patriarchate
.
Heraklion
Heraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is the 4th largest city in Greece....
) in Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
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It is in the Municipality of Gouves
Gouves, Greece
Goúves is a town and former municipality in the Heraklion peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Hersonissos, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies a few kilometers East of Heraklion....
. The village is at an altitude of 180 meters and is 23.3 km from Heraklion.
Historical reports
The village is reported in the following documents:- Provincial plain in 1577 from Fr. Barozzi, as "Coxari"
- The Castle guard in 1583
- The Royal in 1630
- Turkish census of 1671 as "Koksari", with 42 taxes
- In a document of 1378 from the files of the Dukes of Chandacas (Heraklion) is reported "Costi coiri" from ChaniaChaniaChaniá , , also transliterated Chania, Hania, and Xania, older form Chanea and Venetian Canea, Ottoman Turkish خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit...
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The village was a feudal property of the Grego family and a part of the village was given as a dowry
Dowry
A dowry is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings forth to the marriage. It contrasts with bride price, which is paid to the bride's parents, and dower, which is property settled on the bride herself by the groom at the time of marriage. The same culture may simultaneously practice both...
to Helena Grego, who married the poet Marco Antonio Foskolo. Foskolo wrote the comedy "Furtunato" or "Fortounatos" in 1655 (see Greeklish
Greeklish
Greeklish, a portmanteau of the words Greek and English, also known as Grenglish, Latinoellinika/Λατινοελληνικά or ASCII Greek, is the Greek language written using the Latin alphabet...
).
Near Koxari is the "Keras Eleousas" monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
. Koxari belonged to the Latin Patriarchate
Patriarch
Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a compound of πατριά , "lineage, descent", esp...
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