Moroni, Heraklion

Moroni (Μορόνι ) Heraklion

Moroni (212 inhabitants in 2001) is a village in the province of Kainourgio and the seat of the homonymous Municipal District of the municipality of Phaistos, in the Prefecture of Heraklion. Its distance from the city of Heraklion is 53 km. The main occupation of the inhabitants is olive growing and viticulture. Mostly oil is produced. In the village there are the holy temples of Agia Aikaterini and Agios Georgios. In the north of the village at a distance of 1.5 km in a landscape overgrown with olive groves and oaks, the ruins of the settlement of Paliama are preserved, whose church of Agios Charalambos is preserved in good condition with frescoes. There is a kindergarten and a primary school.

M.D. Moroni

With a total of 528 inhabitants, the Municipal District of Moroni (in anchors the population in 2001) consists of:

Moroni [293], seat.
Makres [217], at an altitude of 490 m. 3 km north of Moroni. It produces olive oil and raisins. It has the temples of Evangelismos and Agios Ioannis. It is mentioned only in the Turkish census (1671) together with another settlement, Drosos, Drosos m’a Makres with 9 hills. In 1881 it had only 63 Christian inhabitants.
Panagia [16], built at an altitude of 380 m north of Moroni, on the road to Zaros. It was named after the surviving old church of the Assumption, but with damaged frescoes. It is mentioned in 1583 with 56 inhabitants (Kastrofylakas, K 103). In 1971 it had 59 inhabitants.
Fari [2], located 2.5 km from Moroni, at an altitude of 401 m. In Venetian census it is not mentioned but only in Turkish with 3 engravings in 1671 and with the name Fari. In 1881 it had 47 Christian inhabitants.

The Church of Panagia ton Aggelon in Fradio, a catholic of the old monastery of the Franciscans.

Historical data

Moroni was named after the Byzantine surname Moroni [1] It is mentioned in a contract of 1382 [2].

In 1583 it is referred to as "Moroni Catto" with 120 inhabitants and "Moroni Apano" with 49 inhabitants.

During the Turkish occupation it was inhabited exclusively by Turks, in 1834 by 30 families and in 1881 by 287 Turks.
Settlements that no longer exist

The settlement of Paliama is mentioned in 1583 Pagliama with 6 inhabitants (Kastrofylakas, K 103) and in all other censuses until 1928 with 37 inhabitants.

To the southwest of the village of Moroni, at a distance of 1 km, the ruins of the settlement of Fradio are preserved. The settlement does not refer to old censuses, not even in 1881 but to the municipality of Ampelouzos in 1900 with 330 inhabitants (Nouchaki, Geography, 126). It seems that Fradio was abandoned a few decades ago.

Bibliography

Heraklion and its Prefecture, Heraklion Prefecture Publication.

References

Xanthoudidi, Provinces and cities EEVS GD, 41.
"I Ioannis Limbou… cat (residing) in Moroni" (M. Manousaka, Greek. Notary documents, "Treasures", 3, 88
Kastrofylakas, K103

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