Afentis Christos ( el, Αφέντης Χριστός, "Lord Christ") is a small islet off the northern coast of the

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island of

Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...

named after the small chapel built there. The islet and chapel is only a short distance away from the beach at Malia and a short distance from the islet of

Agia Varvara Agia Varvara ( el, Αγία Βαρβάρα, meaning Saint Barbara) is a suburb in the western part of Athens, Greece. Geography Agia Varvara is situated east of the mountain Aigaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω). It is west of central Athens. The mu ...

. Afentis Christos is administered from Malia in Heraklion regional unit.

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{{Aegean Sea Landforms of Heraklion (regional unit) Uninhabited islands of Crete Islands of Greece