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Source: The National Herald By Antonis H. Diamataris NEW YORK — It was, apparently, a chance meeting. Yet it was a shattering encounter—one that stays with you, one that gives you strength and hope. The historic Monastery of Gouverneto, founded between 1537 and 1548 in Akrotiri, stands on a plateau near Chania Airport and the Holy Trinity Tzagaróli Monastery. There, Elder Ieronymos, the monastery’s abbot—who immediately wins you over with his kindness and humility—received my wife and me in the archontariki, the monastery’s reception room. He offered us refreshments, spoke about the history of the monastery, and told us how he…