User:Juergen Weidner/The chapel of Agia Kori

The chapel of Agia Kori (Greek Αγία Κόρη, holy girl) is located on a stream in a ravine on the northeastern edge of the Olympus mountains.

Location
Four kilometers southwest of the village Vrondou and about 14 kilometers southwest of the county town Katerini. The chapel can only be reached on foot via a staircase (about 170 steps) that leads down into the gorge.

The legend
The holy girl came from the Zagorochoria, the isolated villages in the area of ​​Ioannina. The story began between 1790 and 1810, at the time of Ottoman rule under Ali Pasha. He fell in love with her and wanted to bring her to his harem. Since she was a Christian believer and she would have had to convert to Muslimism in the event of a wedding, she denied a connection with a Muslim. The bridegroom decided to have his future forcibly fetched from their parents' home by soldiers. One of the soldiers warned the girl and she fled to the mount Olympus region in the village Vrondou. She did not tell anyone her name because she feared her captors could find her. She lived in the village for several months until the local commander became aware of her. He reported his discovery to Ioannina and sent soldiers to fetch her.