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Panagia Tripiti church in Achaea

Panagia Tripiti church in Achaea

The church Panagia Tripiti is located in Aigio, in the region of Achaea.

Panagia Tripiti is in a cave (hole) at the beach of Aigio, 30 m from the sea surface.

According to tradition, in the mid 16th century a castaway that was fighting with the waves of the Corinthian Gulf, saw a light guiding him to the mainland. Approaching the light, he was led to a cave in which he discovered an icon of the Virgin. The story became immediately known and the faithful crowd rushed to worship the image, while almost simultaneously work began in order to rebuild the church. In this position stands the current Panagia Tripiti, the patron saint of Aigio, which is visited by thousands of pilgrims to see first hand the cave and the --believed to be--miraculous icon.

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